Post by Moses on Feb 26, 2005 23:57:30 GMT -5
Recording Opinions on an Unplugged President
<br> <br>The Feb. 22 editorial, "Bush Unplugged," laments that it's "Odd that the same man [Bush], once in office, would be incapable of admitting them [mistakes]." This ignores the sad truth that President Bush's reign is built on propaganda.
The four pillars of effective propaganda are simplicity, certainty, repetition and a grain of truth. Admission of a mistake undermines certainty. Doubt opens the door to honest debate, which is anathema to propaganda. This is why all challenges to Bush's propaganda are met not with an honest discussion of real issues, but rather with repetition of the "grain of truth" and silence/change of subject, and never with the admission of any mistake.
Charles Finch
Huntington Beach
<br> <br>The Feb. 22 editorial, "Bush Unplugged," laments that it's "Odd that the same man [Bush], once in office, would be incapable of admitting them [mistakes]." This ignores the sad truth that President Bush's reign is built on propaganda.
The four pillars of effective propaganda are simplicity, certainty, repetition and a grain of truth. Admission of a mistake undermines certainty. Doubt opens the door to honest debate, which is anathema to propaganda. This is why all challenges to Bush's propaganda are met not with an honest discussion of real issues, but rather with repetition of the "grain of truth" and silence/change of subject, and never with the admission of any mistake.
Charles Finch
Huntington Beach