Go. Read.
liz_marcs has an amazing post up which talks about the nature of truth and propaganda, stories that must be told, VJ Day and Pearl Harbor, fearmongering, tonight's ABC "docudrama" and 9/11. It's more than that.... I can't do it justice in a blurb.
I Remember Townsend
"FDR was right. Fear itself is the enemy. It makes you do stupid things. It makes you close your eyes because you think it'll make the monsters in the closet disappear, too. Wallowing in fear does nothing. Feeding that fear is a true crime. Lying about it to entertain the masses or make a political point, however...well...that's just a sin."
I Remember Townsend
"FDR was right. Fear itself is the enemy. It makes you do stupid things. It makes you close your eyes because you think it'll make the monsters in the closet disappear, too. Wallowing in fear does nothing. Feeding that fear is a true crime. Lying about it to entertain the masses or make a political point, however...well...that's just a sin."