08-04-2003, 06:05 PM
. . . it *becomes* the truth." -- Pete's first law of propaganda.
Hi,
While I agree with your overall analysis of the article, I still think that the USA is (or is well on the way to becoming) a nation of victims.
Every minority (except possibly the white non-Catholic christian male) is constantly bombarded with news, op-ed, and soap operas that stress how they are oppressed by society.
The target of crime is made into more of a victim by the do gooders than by the original criminal. And the criminal himself becomes a victim of society in the eyes of those who care more about feelings than facts.
The true victims of a disaster (natural or man made) are the dead. But the "grief counselors" do an excellent job of making anyone within six degrees of separation of these victims a "victim" as well.
A nation that once was able to cross the continent, burying its dead as it went but still carrying on now falls apart and becomes so many sheep because a criminal killed some 4,000 people. A person considered by many a fool and a dullard suddenly becomes wise and innovative because he uses the sledge hammer of the world's largest military to strike at (and, BTW, miss) the tack of international terrorism.
Yeah, not everybody in the USA is dominated by the sweet Nellies who need "closure" for the cow that died to give them a hamburger -- but it sure seems that we're on those skids, have been, and are speeding up.
Perhaps the pharmaceutical industry should quit making feel good pills and Viagra, and develop something that will stiffen the nation's *spine* instead.
--Pete
Hi,
While I agree with your overall analysis of the article, I still think that the USA is (or is well on the way to becoming) a nation of victims.
Every minority (except possibly the white non-Catholic christian male) is constantly bombarded with news, op-ed, and soap operas that stress how they are oppressed by society.
The target of crime is made into more of a victim by the do gooders than by the original criminal. And the criminal himself becomes a victim of society in the eyes of those who care more about feelings than facts.
The true victims of a disaster (natural or man made) are the dead. But the "grief counselors" do an excellent job of making anyone within six degrees of separation of these victims a "victim" as well.
A nation that once was able to cross the continent, burying its dead as it went but still carrying on now falls apart and becomes so many sheep because a criminal killed some 4,000 people. A person considered by many a fool and a dullard suddenly becomes wise and innovative because he uses the sledge hammer of the world's largest military to strike at (and, BTW, miss) the tack of international terrorism.
Yeah, not everybody in the USA is dominated by the sweet Nellies who need "closure" for the cow that died to give them a hamburger -- but it sure seems that we're on those skids, have been, and are speeding up.
Perhaps the pharmaceutical industry should quit making feel good pills and Viagra, and develop something that will stiffen the nation's *spine* instead.
--Pete
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