Ted Rall for September 03, 2014
August 29, 2014
September 04, 2014
Transcript:
When there's a crisis overseas, have you ever noticed... (Woman: Now let's hear from both sides) The only debate they allow in the media is between. (Man: We should bomb their key targets and use drones for assassinations.) Those who want military action and (Not enough, more bigger bombs. Lots of missiles also ground troops.) Those who want more military action? (Woman: ... and now, someone who thinks bombs would be unproductive.) crisis just kidding!
krisjackson01 over 9 years ago
I’ve never seen anything as impressive as the stampede to war in 2002-2003. Everyone, everywhere was all “Rah! Rah! Rah!” to attack Iraq. Anyone who thought it was a bad idea was shouted down. Even today, if I say anything like, “I was right to oppose the war,” people question my patriotism.
emptc12 over 9 years ago
Yeah, I remember editorial cartoons from that time tacked up on company bulletin boards of the American Eagle sharpening its talons, and Uncle Sam rolling up his sleeves in response to the terrorists’ challenge. And remember Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast? How dare the French hesitate to follow us?.Talk, talk, talk. I don’t watch the political talk shows as much. Now that the commentators are my age or younger I see them for what they usually are — political egotists flexing their verbal muscles at each other. Reminds me of dominance displays in lizards and birds.
Jason Allen over 9 years ago
“Remember when there was a draft? And then a draft lottery? And then “I support our troops.”? And then we didn’t?”I remember all the yellow ribbon shaped magnets on the backs of cars and SUVs that said “Support Our Troops”. Never did learn how that actually did any thing other than be a cash cow for the magnate manufacturers.
Milton Esbitt over 9 years ago
Sounds like comments about Europe and Asia in the 1938-1940 period.