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It's important to remember that neither Bush nor Obama are king of the U.S. government. Our newspapers, universities, and civil servants turned on Bush because
by mmaro 16y ago
It's important to remember that neither Bush nor Obama are king of the U.S. government. Our newspapers, universities, and civil servants turned on Bush because of his entry to Iraq, acting out of step with the rest of the government (which includes a lot more than people think). Anything they said to reduce Bush's power was fair game. You, like me, probably fell for it. People in the government generally don't have a problem with the government's power and actions. They did pull off a great trick though, assigning everything bad to Bush for six years.
- rdtsc 16y ago> It's important to remember that neither Bush nor Obama are king of the U.S. government. That is true. I was just using the names as shorthand for the governments they run. > You, like me, probably fell for it. Unfortunately that is true. Since then I started to pay more attention to how propaganda works in US. > They did pull off a great trick though, assigning everything bad to Bush for six years. Yes that was brilliant of them. It looks like it worked rather well.
- c00ki3s 16y agoCould you elaborate on this? Normally I don't care about politics, but this does sound interesting.
- mmaro 16y agoI'm pretty sure I stole that interpretation from this guy: http://moldbuggery.blogspot.com/ http://moldbuggery.blogspot.com/ - I spent a while looking for the exact article, but didn't find it. Most of them are very interesting anyway. He's a fascinating character, and even if you don't like him, he refers to great primary sources. But do watch out for three of his big biases: 1) assuming everyone is as smart as he is; 2) growing up as a "Brahmin" (his neologism); 3) preferring that the U.S. solve its own problems somehow (patriotic but very difficult).
- c00ki3s 16y agoThanks a lot, this looks very interesting. Maybe on the overkill side, but I'm kinda hooked.