Blind patriotism on display at Super Bowl
by Francisco Unger
ZNet
02/08/05
Provided with two clear-cut options, blind patriotism or objective defiance, Americans have fallen smoothly into the first, eager to conform with mainstream belief and eager to make clear on which side they stand. With such a decisive outlook, few will question what it is that is so celebrated in a soldier, what it is that we are fighting for, or who it is that we are fighting against. Under this condition, Americans have surrendered all rights of free thought, creating a population uniform in belief, and in the process signing a blank check for leaders in Washington...
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=51&ItemID=7200
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
ZNet
02/08/05
Provided with two clear-cut options, blind patriotism or objective defiance, Americans have fallen smoothly into the first, eager to conform with mainstream belief and eager to make clear on which side they stand. With such a decisive outlook, few will question what it is that is so celebrated in a soldier, what it is that we are fighting for, or who it is that we are fighting against. Under this condition, Americans have surrendered all rights of free thought, creating a population uniform in belief, and in the process signing a blank check for leaders in Washington...
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=51&ItemID=7200
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 10. Feb, 15:45
