If You Agree With It, It Isn't Propaganda, Right?

Apr 21, 2006 16:22

You say "Ever notice that you almost never see a photo of Cheney where he isn't sneering?"h*** says "he looks like someone's cranky granddad asleep in front of the game ( Read more... )

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aphorisic April 21 2006, 20:30:48 UTC
Why do you have to defend these fuckers? From editorial photo choice?

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st_rev April 21 2006, 20:41:28 UTC
Because "my side" isn't the same as "the right side", and accepting shitty arguments and propaganda just because they flatter your preconceptions is a good way to ensure that you end up on the wrong side.

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aphorisic April 21 2006, 21:04:11 UTC
But I'm on my own side.

BTW, Stang's apparently releasing a NEW NEW NEW Subgenius book.

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st_rev April 21 2006, 21:05:50 UTC
oooOOOooo url pls

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st_rev April 21 2006, 20:42:23 UTC
I mean, seriously, visualize Cheney in your mind. Is he sneering? You've been programmed and you didn't even notice.

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aphorisic April 21 2006, 21:03:05 UTC
Actually, in my mind, he's the Cheney from the debate with Roberts, sort of hunched over and just casually saying the most overt bullshit possible without actually breaking physics. But I don't actually visualize in still images, so I'm probably not the target demo for this.

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