On Jul 20, 2010, at 8:44 AM, Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Jul 20, 2010, at 11:30 AM, MICHAEL YATES wrote:
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>> I was watching the news on a Seattle TV station. There was a segment on an air show at the local Air Force
>> base. A woman with her young daughter was interviewed. She was impressed with the big planes and said that when
>> she and her daughter were under the wing of one of them the Star Spangled Banner started to go through her head.
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> It's not just propaganda - there's an element of identification with imperial power. By being part of this enormous and powerful thing, you can feel less ordinary.
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But what is that enormous and powerful thing? If a 'left' is to become viral, a target is required.
martin