more on Manipulating common people to support wars

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Brock N. Meeks" <bmeeks () cox net>
Date: September 8, 2006 3:47:38 PM PDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Manipulating common people to support wars

One would think (hope?) that if a former president were afraid that his
legacy was stake he might have "penned a letter" himself, by hand even,
instead of having the head of his foundation do the deed.

--Brock


On 9/8/06 6:30 PM, "David Farber" <dave () farber net> wrote:

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> From: Armando Stettner <aps () ieee org>
> Date: September 8, 2006 2:36:40 PM PDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: Shannon () ShannonMcElyea com
> Subject: Re: [IP] Manipulating common people to support wars
>
> Update for IP'ers if you wish.
>
>  armando
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>
> ABC Will Only Make Minor Changes to Path to 9-11
> Despite vigorous protests from onetime officials of Bill Clinton’s
> administration--including the former president himself --ABC says it
> will make only minor cosmetic changes to its controversial 9-11
> series.  Clinton warned the network, in a letter penned by the head
> of his foundation to Disney President/CEO Bob Iger, that ABC should
> pull the broadcast unless it corrected various alleged inaccuracies.
>
> http://email.BroadcastingCable.com/cgi-bin2/DM/y/ 
> esDB0MYxLp0Olt0CxCZ0EL
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>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> > Date: September 8, 2006 8:37:06 AM PDT
> > To: ip () v2 listbox com
> > Subject: [IP] Manipulating common people to support wars
> > Reply-To: dave () farber net
> >
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > From: Shannon McElyea <shannonm () gmail com>
> > Date: September 8, 2006 11:33:24 AM EDT
> > To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> > Subject: Manipulating common people to support wars
> > Reply-To: Shannon () ShannonMcElyea com
> >
> >
> > Dear Dave,
> >
> > ABC is going to air a 9/11 docudrama miniseries - two days Sept.
> > 10/11th
> > called "Path to 9/11," which is being billed as "an objective
> > telling of the
> > events of 9/11."
> >
> > .  The film - written by an avowed conservative activist - was
> > provided in
> > advance to approximately 900 right-wing bloggers and media
> > personalities
> > such as Rush Limbaugh. However, former President Bill Clinton and
> > two of his
> > cabinet officials were denied when they requested preview copies of
> > the
> > film. Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright has called the
> > film -
> > which includes several scenes with no basis in reality -- "false and
> > defamatory."
> > .  In response to mounting pressure, the film's producers are
> > making some
> > small changes...but according to conservative blogger Hugh Hewitt,
> > "blame on
> > the Clinton team is in the DNA of the project and could not be
> > eradicated."
> > .  ABC has teamed up with Scholastic Inc., a company that sells
> > textbooks,
> > to send letters to 100,000 teachers across the country offering
> > free copies
> > of the film and "study guides," despite the fact that the film is a
> > "docu-drama" in which important facts and events have simply been
> > invented
> > out of thin air.
> >
> > This reminds me of how to manipulate people to support war:
> >
> > http://www.snopes.com/quotes/goering.htm
> >
> > "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the
> > leaders of the
> > country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter
> > to drag
> > the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship,
> > or a
> > parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the
> > people can
> > always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All
> > you have
> > to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the
> > pacifists for
> > lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
> >
> > -- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials/proceedings
> >
> > Goering's comments were made privately to Gustave Gilbert, a German-
> > speaking
> > intelligence officer and psychologist who was granted free access
> > by the
> > Allies to all the prisoners held in the Nuremberg jail.
> > Gilbert recorded Goering's observations that the common people can
> > always be
> > manipulated into supporting and fighting wars by their political
> > leaders:
> >
> > Gilbert:    We got around to the subject of war again and I said  
> > that,
> > contrary to his attitude, I did not think that the common people
> > are very
> > thankful for leaders who bring them war and destruction.
> >
> > Goering:    "Why, of course, the people don't want war," Goering
> > shrugged.
> > "Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war
> > when the
> > best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one
> > piece.
> > Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in
> > England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is
> > understood.
> > But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the
> > policy
> > and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether
> > it is a
> > democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist
> > dictatorship."
> >
> > Gilbert:    "There is one difference," I pointed out. "In a
> > democracy the
> > people have some say in the matter through their elected
> > representatives,
> > and in the United States only Congress can declare wars."
> >
> > Goering:    "Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice,
> > the
> > people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is
> > easy.
> > All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and
> > denounce the
> > pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to
> > danger. It
> > works the same way in any country."
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ActForChange [mailto:actforchange () act actforchange com]
> > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 6:05 AM
> >  Subject: ABC Distorts 9/11; Important New Developments
> >
> > ACTFORCHANGE ACTIVISM UPDATE:  September 8th, 2006
> >
> > ** URGENT ALERT **
> >
> > ABC's 9/11 Distortions Get Even Worse
> > http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/eplK0JYXzg0A0BMku0EY
> >
> >
> > On September 10th and 11th, ABC is planning to air a "docu-drama"
> > called "Path to 9/11," which is being billed as "an objective telling
> > of the events of 9/11." In fact, the film was written by an unabashed
> > conservative who twists the facts to blame President Clinton.
> >
> > And since we wrote you on Wednesday, new details have emerged that
> > show EVEN MORE distortions and intentional conservative slant to the
> > program.
> >
> > Tell ABC to cancel this show -- and Scholastic, Inc. not to  
> > distribute
> > it in our nation's schools. Click here:
> > http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/eplK0JYXzg0A0BMku0EY
> >
> > Among the latest developments:
> >
> >  - Approximately 900 copies went out to conservative bloggers and
> > media personalities such as Rush Limbaugh -- but the producers
> > flat-out refused to send a copy to former President Bill Clinton for
> >  review.
> >  - The show's producers have reassured conservatives that "blame on
> > the Clinton team is [still] in the DNA of the project."
> >  - ABC has teamed up with Scholastic, Inc -- a textbook publisher --
> > to offer this propaganda with an accompanying "study guide" to  
> > 100,000
> > teachers across America.
> >
> > It's simply STUNNING to think that as this fall's election  
> > approaches,
> > a major television network (which pretends to be politically neutral)
> > would devote six hours of prime-time programming to air such a  
> > slanted
> > and wildly inaccurate program. It's unacceptable -- and we all  
> > need to
> > take action to prevent it from happening.
> >
> > Tell ABC and Scholastic to cancel the broadcast airing of this show,
> > as well as its distribution to schools and teachers.  Click here:
> > http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/eplK0JYXzg0A0BMku0EY
> >
> >
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