Thursday, March 02, 2006
Synchronized Drama
The boomerang of globalization is, of course, immigration, or--in a more universal sense--displacement. This modern incarnation of corporate state colonialism--made possible by the ability to move capital and armies around the planet at will--inevitably forces people on the receiving end to relocate in order to survive the devastation such things as the war on terror/war on drugs/war on welfare apparati have on their home countries and communities.
So when these refugees from our wars show up on the doorsteps of the US or EU, no one should be surprised. Unless, that is, they are regular viewers of Fox News or CNN, where not only will they not hear a word about US policy being the cause of much of the dislocation and displacement, but they won't even find out that the Minuteman Militias (openly supported by both of these TV networks) work hand in hand with the Klan and other lynch mobs in what they themselves boast about as a synchronized effort with the Republican National Committee to use this racist drama to win the 2006 Congressional elections.
Read what SPLC has to say about CNN at:
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=589
So when these refugees from our wars show up on the doorsteps of the US or EU, no one should be surprised. Unless, that is, they are regular viewers of Fox News or CNN, where not only will they not hear a word about US policy being the cause of much of the dislocation and displacement, but they won't even find out that the Minuteman Militias (openly supported by both of these TV networks) work hand in hand with the Klan and other lynch mobs in what they themselves boast about as a synchronized effort with the Republican National Committee to use this racist drama to win the 2006 Congressional elections.
Read what SPLC has to say about CNN at:
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=589
