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 | | From: | axel | | Subject: | Axis of Evil replaced by Outposts of Tyranny | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 22:52:16 +1300 |
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 | http://deadbrain.co.uk/news/article_2005_01_19_5330.php
19 Jan 2005 by Malcolm Drury
Condoleezza Rice, US President "Boy" George W Bush's nominee as Secretary of
State, has introduced the term "outposts of tyranny" to describe countries
where, she says, the US must help bring freedom. They are Cuba, Iran, North
Korea, Zimbabwe, Burma and Belarus.
Dr Rice introduced the new wording, which apparently is to replace "axis of
evil" as the official terminology of the second Bush term, during her
appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as part of her
confirmation process. References to France, Spain and Wales in an earlier
draft of her speech were dropped, US administration insiders say.
While the references to France and Spain can, perhaps, be understood, given
those countries' opposition to Mr Bush's adventure in Iraq, the reference
to Wales is, at first glance, harder to explain. However, one insider,
speaking on condition of anonymity, told our reporter that it was included
at President Bush's insistence because, as it turns out, he had never been
fully convinced that Wales was not a member of the axis of evil and still
believes that it is situated between Iraq and Iran.
"We just quietly dropped it from Condi's speech, gave him a colouring book
and some crayons to distract him, and hoped he wouldn't notice," said the
insider.
The decision to introduce the new terminology was apparently not taken
lightly, but it seems the prevailing thought among White House advisers was
that a change would be appropriate as Mr Bush's second term begins in order
to project an image of newness and freshness, particularly as the
"liberation" of Iraq is not going quite as well as had been anticipated
when the tanks first rolled in.
It seems that "outposts of tyranny" was the preferred choice of a focus
group, with whom several suggestions were tested. They included "league of
scoundrels", "association of villains", "organisation of ogres", "nexus of
nasties", and the President's suggestion, "them really bad guys that we
should nuke, especially Chirac". Although Mr Bush pushed strongly for his
choice it was eventually rejected on the grounds that it did not have quite
the poetic quality of the others.
Douglas Ramsbottom, a spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair, Mr Bush's
second-in-command with responsibility for the UK, told DeadBrain that Mr
Blair had been consulted on the change and was fully supportive of it. "The
PM believes that it is right thing to do - it is right for the US, right
for the UK, and, indeed, right for the rest of the world," he said.
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| | From: | Gib Bogle | | Subject: | Re: Axis of Evil replaced by Outposts of Tyranny | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:11:03 +1300 |
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| There were something like 27 instances of 'freedom' and 15 instances of
'liberty' in Bush's inaugural speech. What we are seeing here is a
straightforward application of the principles of propaganda, as laid
down by the master (and as discussed by Aldous Huxley, in "Brave New
World Revisited"):
"All effective propaganda must be confined to a few bare necessities and
then must be expressed in a few stereotyped formulas." These
stereotyped formulas must be constantly repeated, for "only constant
repetition will finally succeed in imprinting an idea upon the memory of
the crowd". ... The demogogic propagandist must therefore be
consistently dogmatic. All his statements are made without
qualification. There are no greys in his picture of the world;
everything is diabolically black or celestially white. The propagandist
should adopt "a systematically one-sided attitude towards every problem
that has to be dealt with." He must never admit that he might be wrong
or that people with a different point of view might be even partially
right. Opponents should not be argued with; they should be attacked,
shouted down, or, if they become too much of a nuisance, liquidated.
The morally squeamish intellectual may be shocked by this kind of thing.
But the masses are always convinced that "right is on the the side of
the active aggressor".
(Quotations are from Mein Kampf, by A. Hitler)
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| | From: | Redbaiter | | Subject: | Re: Axis of Evil replaced by Outposts of Tyranny | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:14:43 +1300 |
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| Gib Bogle says
> There were something like 27 instances of 'freedom' and 15 instances of
> 'liberty' in Bush's inaugural speech. What we are seeing here is a
> straightforward application of the principles of propaganda, as laid
> down by the master (and as discussed by Aldous Huxley, in "Brave New
> World Revisited"):
>
> "All effective propaganda must be confined to a few bare necessities and
> then must be expressed in a few stereotyped formulas." These
> stereotyped formulas must be constantly repeated, for "only constant
> repetition will finally succeed in imprinting an idea upon the memory of
> the crowd". ... The demogogic propagandist must therefore be
> consistently dogmatic. All his statements are made without
> qualification. There are no greys in his picture of the world;
> everything is diabolically black or celestially white. The propagandist
> should adopt "a systematically one-sided attitude towards every problem
> that has to be dealt with." He must never admit that he might be wrong
> or that people with a different point of view might be even partially
> right. Opponents should not be argued with; they should be attacked,
> shouted down, or, if they become too much of a nuisance, liquidated.
> The morally squeamish intellectual may be shocked by this kind of thing.
> But the masses are always convinced that "right is on the the side of
> the active aggressor".
>
> (Quotations are from Mein Kampf, by A. Hitler)
>
Hpw typical that the left like Bogle are using quotes from one
of their mentors to attack George Bush's objectives of bringing
democracy to people under the thumb of totalitarian rule.
--
Redbaiter
In the leftist's lexicon, the lowest of the low
"At the core of modern liberalism is the spoiled child -
miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding,
ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a
philosophy of sniveling brats." PJ O'Rourke
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| | From: | Nomon Damad | | Subject: | Re: Axis of Evil replaced by Outposts of Tyranny | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:48:41 +1300 |
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| On , , Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:11:03 +1300, Re: Axis of Evil replaced
by Outposts of Tyranny, Gib Bogle
wrote:
>There were something like 27 instances of 'freedom' and 15 instances of
>'liberty' in Bush's inaugural speech. What we are seeing here is a
>straightforward application of the principles of propaganda, as laid
>down by the master (and as discussed by Aldous Huxley, in "Brave New
>World Revisited"):
>
>"All effective propaganda must be confined to a few bare necessities and
>then must be expressed in a few stereotyped formulas." These
>stereotyped formulas must be constantly repeated, for "only constant
>repetition will finally succeed in imprinting an idea upon the memory of
>the crowd". ... The demogogic propagandist must therefore be
>consistently dogmatic. All his statements are made without
>qualification. There are no greys in his picture of the world;
>everything is diabolically black or celestially white. The propagandist
>should adopt "a systematically one-sided attitude towards every problem
>that has to be dealt with." He must never admit that he might be wrong
>or that people with a different point of view might be even partially
>right. Opponents should not be argued with; they should be attacked,
>shouted down, or, if they become too much of a nuisance, liquidated.
>The morally squeamish intellectual may be shocked by this kind of thing.
> But the masses are always convinced that "right is on the the side of
>the active aggressor".
>
>(Quotations are from Mein Kampf, by A. Hitler)
What you post here is exactly what Russell Fletcher/Redbaiter
does on a regular basis.
These are his techniques, he must be an accolyte of the Austrian
house painter.
>
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| | From: | Brian Dooley | | Subject: | Re: Axis of Evil replaced by Outposts of Tyranny | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:29:17 +1300 |
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:48:41 +1300, Nomon Damad
wrote:
>On , , Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:11:03 +1300, Re: Axis of Evil replaced
>by Outposts of Tyranny, Gib Bogle
> wrote:
>
>>There were something like 27 instances of 'freedom' and 15 instances of
>>'liberty' in Bush's inaugural speech. What we are seeing here is a
>>straightforward application of the principles of propaganda, as laid
>>down by the master (and as discussed by Aldous Huxley, in "Brave New
>>World Revisited"):
>>
>>"All effective propaganda must be confined to a few bare necessities and
>>then must be expressed in a few stereotyped formulas." These
>>stereotyped formulas must be constantly repeated, for "only constant
>>repetition will finally succeed in imprinting an idea upon the memory of
>>the crowd". ... The demogogic propagandist must therefore be
>>consistently dogmatic. All his statements are made without
>>qualification. There are no greys in his picture of the world;
>>everything is diabolically black or celestially white. The propagandist
>>should adopt "a systematically one-sided attitude towards every problem
>>that has to be dealt with." He must never admit that he might be wrong
>>or that people with a different point of view might be even partially
>>right. Opponents should not be argued with; they should be attacked,
>>shouted down, or, if they become too much of a nuisance, liquidated.
>>The morally squeamish intellectual may be shocked by this kind of thing.
>> But the masses are always convinced that "right is on the the side of
>>the active aggressor".
>>
>>(Quotations are from Mein Kampf, by A. Hitler)
>
>What you post here is exactly what Russell Fletcher/Redbaiter
>does on a regular basis.
>These are his techniques, he must be an accolyte of the Austrian
>house painter.
>>
But who believes him?
--
Brian Dooley
Wellington New Zealand
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| | From: | Brian Dooley | | Subject: | Re: Axis of Evil replaced by Outposts of Tyranny | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:29:01 +1300 |
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| On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 22:52:16 +1300, axel wrote:
snip---
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>Douglas Ramsbottom, a spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair, Mr Bush's
>second-in-command with responsibility for the UK, told DeadBrain that Mr
>Blair had been consulted on the change and was fully supportive of it. "The
>PM believes that it is right thing to do - it is right for the US, right
>for the UK, and, indeed, right for the rest of the world," he said.
Is that because the rest of the world feels safer?
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Brian Dooley
Wellington New Zealand
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| | From: | Bill Ewing | | Subject: | Re: Axis of Evil replaced by Outposts of Tyranny | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:20:25 GMT |
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| On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 22:52:16 +1300, axel wrote:
>http://deadbrain.co.uk/news/article_2005_01_19_5330.php
>19 Jan 2005 by Malcolm Drury
>Douglas Ramsbottom, a spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair, Mr Bush's
>second-in-command with responsibility for the UK, told DeadBrain that Mr
>Blair had been consulted on the change and was fully supportive of it. "The
>PM believes that it is right thing to do - it is right for the US, right
>for the UK, and, indeed, right for the rest of the world," he said,
in between licks of Bush's arse.
Bill E....
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