Pro-war, anti-fact - the myth of mobile weapons labs lives on in the minds of the 37-41%
We were in the middle of being photographed by the media, when we heard someone from behind demanding to speak to “the leaders”, someone told him to hold on and not to get “his water in a boil”, when the photo was done being taken I went over to speak to him, hoping it was a member of the press.
It wasn’t, it was a member of the 37-41% who still tell pollsters they think Bush is doing a good job.
You have to assume around %20 is either on the Bush payroll or just has hate in their heart. This kid did not fall into that category, his name is Jason and I believe he is a nice person, a good person but sadly he is just a misinformed person.
Jason had the following points to make with me
1. Iraq had a) Mobile Biological Weapons Labs and b) strong WMD production capability at the time of US invasion.
Of course the Bush Administration’s own David Kay has conceded that Iraq had no deployable WMD of any kind as of March 2003 and had no production since 1991. The mobile weapons labs never existed, ever, they were just made up so the administration could say the UN weapons inspectors couldn’t work because Saddam had the WMD production moving all over the country faster than the UN could find them. Think about it, we never saw any real pictures of mobile labs, just illustrations, no mobile labs were found after the invasion, and finally having tons of anthrax driving around Iraq’s roads could turn a routine traffic accident into a catastrophy. Add mobile labs in with the UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) that were suppose to be able to fly anthrax to NY or London in 45 minutes.
2. Jason reasoned that we had to be wrong about the Bush Administration suspending civil liberties so that even American citizens can be detained indefinitely without access to lawyers or the courts as long as the Administration identified them as so-called “enemy combatants”. Why did he think we were wrong about the PATRIOT act? Because of the Michael Jackson trial, that’s why.
I don’t even know what to say about that one.
3. Jason compared torture to abortion.
Or that one.
We were also wrong because his grand-parents had fought in WW II apparently.
Pat had a lot more patience with Jason and kept talking to him after I gave up and told him to get more informed. Which is probably the right way to go because I do think Jason is a good kid and I really hope he doesn’t join the Marines which he was talking about doing.
- Will
Attention should be paid to getting those that are ill informed, Well informed. There are some many things taking place and the Media (Corporate Media) that is has a way of letting the facts slip and pushing this fascist agenda ahead of truth. Just keep in mind though you bring a physical pressence to the streets; it will do you no good unless people understand. I Saw the movie “Jarhead” the other day and I was appauled by the actions of my fellow Americans. How they could find humor in the mistreatment and abuse of power. To hear people leaving and saying it was kinda boring. This is what we are up against, a society that is so caught up in their Xbox and iPod they don’t care; they see it as entertainment or just turn the page. Mind you i did not pay to see such a flick. I didn’t have it in me to fork over the cash on a movie that might have been Pro-War. The Town needs an awakening and you are a welcomed sight to see. Look forward to seeing you all downtown… As Jello Biafra one said, “Don’t HATE the Media, Become the Media.”
Comment by theMessenger — November 7, 2005 @ 10:40 am
forgive the Typos!
Comment by theMessenger — November 7, 2005 @ 10:43 am
“Don’t HATE the Media, Become the Media.”
I like that alot
Comment by Will — November 7, 2005 @ 1:27 pm