“If the American people heard these stories..."
Bookmark This Page! The American people deserve accurate
information, not only about Iraq.
Most of the latest
research validates our suspicions regarding the importance
of mass media. And beyond that validation, the research also give us
some
understanding of what tactics and methods might be most effective.
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The primary problem is getting Americans to accept facts.
Most, when confronted by political realities, would rather not know. They
would rather label them as "toxic" and retreat
behind happy-talk and rose-colored glasses. If they accept
the facts, they are forced to admit the reality of their powerlessness. This
is a difficult and terrifying prospect.
But we must suck it up and face the music.
A retreat to willful ignorance is no longer a viable option. (never was) Our
children and loved ones are dying because our military forces are being
misused as mercenaries to enforce corporate closed-bid contracts. This
wrong-headed retreat to colonial primitivism, has undermined American
values, ruined our reputation, and destroyed our credibility.
Military-industrial conquest on the taxpayers' tab is not national policy.
This
is a surrender of our values. As resources are squandered
abroad and liberties curtailed at home, it is time to fight back.
The emperor is naked. And it’s not pretty. Try as we might, it is no longer
possible to maintain our suspension of disbelief. We must take off the
glasses, stifle the happy-talking heads, count casualties, add up deficits,
bring our children home, and protect America from the amoral criminals at
the helm.
At this point, deniers, apologists, and those complicit in these crimes
represent only 1-14% of America. There is power in solidarity. We can join
together as family, friends, neighbors, communities, states, and as a nation
to take our country back. And we will. Click
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