Yossarian
Jedi Master
"Ron Paul Slams Boston Police, Has He Gone Too Far?" "Ron Paul, in a posting on the website of a libertarian activist, accused US law enforcement of 'a military-style occupation of an American city' in its response to the Boston bombing"
Found here: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/0430/Ron-Paul-slams-Boston-police.-Has-he-gone-too-far/
What strikes me about this pure propaganda piece (in my opinion) is the absolute mindlessness of it. There is no true reasoning or thought here--just thought control for those so susceptible. The more I think about this piece, it makes me want to vomit. (One could destroy this article line by line--Ron Paul clearly isn't questioning the police, but looking at the constitutional implications of what was ordered and done on that day. Like the mindless slogan, "support our troops." Like if you question those who order the troops, you are disrespecting the troops or the country--paramoralisms.)
The message is clear: Ron Paul may have gone too far in criticizing the government, take heed that you don't. Be a good sheep and fall in line. This is how everyone else thinks and you had better too. And the authoritarian followers will.
Found here: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/0430/Ron-Paul-slams-Boston-police.-Has-he-gone-too-far/
What strikes me about this pure propaganda piece (in my opinion) is the absolute mindlessness of it. There is no true reasoning or thought here--just thought control for those so susceptible. The more I think about this piece, it makes me want to vomit. (One could destroy this article line by line--Ron Paul clearly isn't questioning the police, but looking at the constitutional implications of what was ordered and done on that day. Like the mindless slogan, "support our troops." Like if you question those who order the troops, you are disrespecting the troops or the country--paramoralisms.)
The message is clear: Ron Paul may have gone too far in criticizing the government, take heed that you don't. Be a good sheep and fall in line. This is how everyone else thinks and you had better too. And the authoritarian followers will.
