Consumer Freedom
Consumer Freedom? This may sound good on the surface..... but!
Don't Be Fooled. This organization is all about "Corporate Freedom" from constraint, rules, and regulations.
http://www.consumerfreedom.com/contact.cfm
This is no more than a Reagan deregulation seed all grown up! Karl Rove is the bullshit (excuse me) fertilizer that helps it grow.
These guys would, if allowed, remove all food labels, force FDA to approve anything that wouldn't kill you in one sitting, and charge you extra for the convenience of not having to decipher the price per ounce/gram/unit and etc.
Consumer Freedom? Sound Familiar? Remember? >>> Iraqi Enduring Freedom
Rovism perverts everything that is good into a ploy to "dupe the little people" into supporting Corporate Fascism. They do it with words!
Folks, I cannot overemphasize the power of their deception via incredibly sinister language grinding techniques.
Please click the link above or below and tell this fascist organization you have their Machiavellian number.
Once there, you can give them your name (wink wink.. I say wink wink because I suspect they are collecting data to sell) email address (an alternate if ya have one) and then one click is all it takes to tell them how you feel or you can write out your opinion.
http://www.consumerfreedom.com/contact.cfm
Duane Short
October 4, 2006
p.s. This same kind of sinister Rove Speak lead us into Iraq where (as just reported on CNN) 18 U.S. soldiers have been killed in the last 96 hours. I wrote about the dangers Rove Speak back in 2002 amid Bush's manic lead up to his invasion of Iraq.
Dare to Consider
Grow a Spine America!
March 19, 2002
“It is far easier to retain our freedom and rights than to regain our freedom and rights.”
Dare to consider, with an open mind, that what you see “through” your window to the world (network news, local and national newsprint & etc.) is actually a mural, a painting of sorts, a painting approximating reality enough that one, at a glance, would not question its veracity.
Even the Bush slogan, “Enduring Freedom” is a cruel distortion and abuse of the word Freedom. Humans depend largely on words to to communicate. Words should not be taken lightly. I love and respect words and what this administration does with words literally makes me sick. Their unchecked perversion of words is killing us, literally and figuratively.
Before I discuss the Bush slogan, please be aware that I understand the risk of being perceived as a Bush opponent, one merely grabbing for semantic straws, to make my case. Regardless, I am convinced, when our freedom is at stake one must dare to consider both the glaring and subtle signs of its demise.
Bush’s slogan “Enduring Freedom” used as it is, alone with no explanation, is no less that a psychological ploy to downgrade the connotation of freedom. Because the term “enduring” represents strength the larger connotation of the phrase, on a cognitive level, is generally missed. Please think seriously of all the contexts where you have heard or thought of the term “enduring” where it is used as a verb (as opposed to an adjective). The verb usage of “enduring” is ALWAYS used in connection with something “bad” or “unpleasant.” When is the last time you had the notion you had to “endure” anything that you consider to be a good thing? No, any time the two word phrase, “enduring whatever” enters one’s mind it does so in a context where “whatever” is something bad, something that must be “endured.” Friends, Freedom is not something bad, nor something to be “endured.” Why are we NOT getting it??? Has fear and confusion clouded our thinking to the point that these more subtle issues are no longer perceptible?
The Bush camp, including its fleet of psychologists, (and trust me, psychologists are consulted routinely by all administrations) will dismiss my observation like this. They will say, “because the term “enduring” can be used as an adjective the Bush slogan is meant to be taken (as it has been by most) to simply describe the nature of freedom in our democracy. Don’t buy the White House explanation of this slogan. This slogan is an attempt to twist, ever so slightly our perception of freedom. “W” is the first president to proclaim his vision to basically limit our constitutional and humane freedoms in the name of fighting for our freedom. For example, ask any objective U.S. citizen, having lived through WW I or WW II if he or she gave up even one degree of his or her privacy (excepting military service). Yes, they sacrificed greatly and appropriately but did they give up privacy. Did enormous powerful outside threats cause the government at that time to turn on its own citizens. Yes, Japanese Americans were treated unfairly. Our citizenry and our government has acknowledged that injustice. Yet, Bush proposes to make ALL U.S. citizens prisoners in their own homes. Having advanced technological options, Bush does not need to set up concentration camps. He will simply live in our homes. Everyone recognizes that technology can be used for good or bad. Is it good or bad for George Bush to live in your home? We must each answer this question.
Readers, WWI and WWII were huge historical world events compared to 911. Yes, 911 hit home, but so did 1/27/41 (Pearl Harbor Attack). Glaring distinctions from Hitler’s march and the attack on Pearl Harbor characterize 911. 911 was a bunch of desperados lashing out against the United States, capitalism and the relentless quest for opulence that has become a integral part of the fabric of western democracy. This was not an organized government, bent on ruling the world. In the context of all nations of the world, this was an attack by an incredibly minuscule force that somehow penetrated the United States’ self proclaimed, world’s greatest intelligence agencies and military defenses and struck our capitalistic icons and our military headquarters. No, this is not WW III.
However, Bush is capitalizing on 911 fear in order to have his way, something he is quite used to having. If Bush and his administration can tweak our perception ever-so-slightly that to enjoy freedom, we must give up freedom, privacy, and many of our constitutionally guaranteed rights, they will take freedoms and rights away that we will never enjoy again. Study world history. No example exist where a functional, unchallenged government has given previously expunged freedoms or rights back to its citizens. Only when an oppressive government is replaced by a truly democratic governance have citizens regained lost freedoms and rights. Democracy is just a word. Calling ourselves “democratic” in perpetuity, will not make us “democratic” in perpetuity.
“It is far easier to retain our freedom and rights than to regain our freedom and rights.”
Why has no one questioned the Bush slogan, “Enduring Freedom? This answer is both simple and complex, having to do with the dumbing and numbing of America and evolving social, political and corporate abuses of the English language. Language is an evolving reality. However, when the source of its evolution is driven by a greedy, opportunistic mentality the truth becomes lost in the chasm somewhere between the traditional meaning of a word and its evolved(ing) meaning. Cunning articulaters, who believe taking advantage of the less well-informed is just “good business” or is "politics as usual,” often amass great ill-gotten wealth and power and are honored by those who share their beliefs.
Each of you could give hundreds of examples of words, terms and phrases you have encountered in business contracts, legislation, referendums and so on that you, at some point, discovered did not mean what their “traditional” meaning implied. I’ll give one example. “Unconditional Guarantee” no longer means unconditional or guarantee in the corporate world. Blatant, but legal, marketing abuses of this term are ubiquitous in the business world. There are places on earth where misrepresenting, twisting, or shortfalling truth is still considered to be the same as lying. Not here in the good old USA.
Far too many Americans are too numb and too dumb to consider such linguistic minutiae. This fact is not a condemnation of the American public IQ. This fact is a commentary on the result of decades of opulence, especially among our leaders. As the wealth and education gap continue to widen, the opportunity gap likewise widens.
Don't Be Fooled. This organization is all about "Corporate Freedom" from constraint, rules, and regulations.
http://www.consumerfreedom.com/contact.cfm
This is no more than a Reagan deregulation seed all grown up! Karl Rove is the bullshit (excuse me) fertilizer that helps it grow.
These guys would, if allowed, remove all food labels, force FDA to approve anything that wouldn't kill you in one sitting, and charge you extra for the convenience of not having to decipher the price per ounce/gram/unit and etc.
Consumer Freedom? Sound Familiar? Remember? >>> Iraqi Enduring Freedom
Rovism perverts everything that is good into a ploy to "dupe the little people" into supporting Corporate Fascism. They do it with words!
Folks, I cannot overemphasize the power of their deception via incredibly sinister language grinding techniques.
Please click the link above or below and tell this fascist organization you have their Machiavellian number.
Once there, you can give them your name (wink wink.. I say wink wink because I suspect they are collecting data to sell) email address (an alternate if ya have one) and then one click is all it takes to tell them how you feel or you can write out your opinion.
http://www.consumerfreedom.com/contact.cfm
Duane Short
October 4, 2006
p.s. This same kind of sinister Rove Speak lead us into Iraq where (as just reported on CNN) 18 U.S. soldiers have been killed in the last 96 hours. I wrote about the dangers Rove Speak back in 2002 amid Bush's manic lead up to his invasion of Iraq.
Dare to Consider
Grow a Spine America!
March 19, 2002
“It is far easier to retain our freedom and rights than to regain our freedom and rights.”
Dare to consider, with an open mind, that what you see “through” your window to the world (network news, local and national newsprint & etc.) is actually a mural, a painting of sorts, a painting approximating reality enough that one, at a glance, would not question its veracity.
Even the Bush slogan, “Enduring Freedom” is a cruel distortion and abuse of the word Freedom. Humans depend largely on words to to communicate. Words should not be taken lightly. I love and respect words and what this administration does with words literally makes me sick. Their unchecked perversion of words is killing us, literally and figuratively.
Before I discuss the Bush slogan, please be aware that I understand the risk of being perceived as a Bush opponent, one merely grabbing for semantic straws, to make my case. Regardless, I am convinced, when our freedom is at stake one must dare to consider both the glaring and subtle signs of its demise.
Bush’s slogan “Enduring Freedom” used as it is, alone with no explanation, is no less that a psychological ploy to downgrade the connotation of freedom. Because the term “enduring” represents strength the larger connotation of the phrase, on a cognitive level, is generally missed. Please think seriously of all the contexts where you have heard or thought of the term “enduring” where it is used as a verb (as opposed to an adjective). The verb usage of “enduring” is ALWAYS used in connection with something “bad” or “unpleasant.” When is the last time you had the notion you had to “endure” anything that you consider to be a good thing? No, any time the two word phrase, “enduring whatever” enters one’s mind it does so in a context where “whatever” is something bad, something that must be “endured.” Friends, Freedom is not something bad, nor something to be “endured.” Why are we NOT getting it??? Has fear and confusion clouded our thinking to the point that these more subtle issues are no longer perceptible?
The Bush camp, including its fleet of psychologists, (and trust me, psychologists are consulted routinely by all administrations) will dismiss my observation like this. They will say, “because the term “enduring” can be used as an adjective the Bush slogan is meant to be taken (as it has been by most) to simply describe the nature of freedom in our democracy. Don’t buy the White House explanation of this slogan. This slogan is an attempt to twist, ever so slightly our perception of freedom. “W” is the first president to proclaim his vision to basically limit our constitutional and humane freedoms in the name of fighting for our freedom. For example, ask any objective U.S. citizen, having lived through WW I or WW II if he or she gave up even one degree of his or her privacy (excepting military service). Yes, they sacrificed greatly and appropriately but did they give up privacy. Did enormous powerful outside threats cause the government at that time to turn on its own citizens. Yes, Japanese Americans were treated unfairly. Our citizenry and our government has acknowledged that injustice. Yet, Bush proposes to make ALL U.S. citizens prisoners in their own homes. Having advanced technological options, Bush does not need to set up concentration camps. He will simply live in our homes. Everyone recognizes that technology can be used for good or bad. Is it good or bad for George Bush to live in your home? We must each answer this question.
Readers, WWI and WWII were huge historical world events compared to 911. Yes, 911 hit home, but so did 1/27/41 (Pearl Harbor Attack). Glaring distinctions from Hitler’s march and the attack on Pearl Harbor characterize 911. 911 was a bunch of desperados lashing out against the United States, capitalism and the relentless quest for opulence that has become a integral part of the fabric of western democracy. This was not an organized government, bent on ruling the world. In the context of all nations of the world, this was an attack by an incredibly minuscule force that somehow penetrated the United States’ self proclaimed, world’s greatest intelligence agencies and military defenses and struck our capitalistic icons and our military headquarters. No, this is not WW III.
However, Bush is capitalizing on 911 fear in order to have his way, something he is quite used to having. If Bush and his administration can tweak our perception ever-so-slightly that to enjoy freedom, we must give up freedom, privacy, and many of our constitutionally guaranteed rights, they will take freedoms and rights away that we will never enjoy again. Study world history. No example exist where a functional, unchallenged government has given previously expunged freedoms or rights back to its citizens. Only when an oppressive government is replaced by a truly democratic governance have citizens regained lost freedoms and rights. Democracy is just a word. Calling ourselves “democratic” in perpetuity, will not make us “democratic” in perpetuity.
“It is far easier to retain our freedom and rights than to regain our freedom and rights.”
Why has no one questioned the Bush slogan, “Enduring Freedom? This answer is both simple and complex, having to do with the dumbing and numbing of America and evolving social, political and corporate abuses of the English language. Language is an evolving reality. However, when the source of its evolution is driven by a greedy, opportunistic mentality the truth becomes lost in the chasm somewhere between the traditional meaning of a word and its evolved(ing) meaning. Cunning articulaters, who believe taking advantage of the less well-informed is just “good business” or is "politics as usual,” often amass great ill-gotten wealth and power and are honored by those who share their beliefs.
Each of you could give hundreds of examples of words, terms and phrases you have encountered in business contracts, legislation, referendums and so on that you, at some point, discovered did not mean what their “traditional” meaning implied. I’ll give one example. “Unconditional Guarantee” no longer means unconditional or guarantee in the corporate world. Blatant, but legal, marketing abuses of this term are ubiquitous in the business world. There are places on earth where misrepresenting, twisting, or shortfalling truth is still considered to be the same as lying. Not here in the good old USA.
Far too many Americans are too numb and too dumb to consider such linguistic minutiae. This fact is not a condemnation of the American public IQ. This fact is a commentary on the result of decades of opulence, especially among our leaders. As the wealth and education gap continue to widen, the opportunity gap likewise widens.
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