Comments on: Learnings from US Government’s Rhetoric of War http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/ A Godless Skeptic's Notes on Liberty, Religion, Society, and More... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:08:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: War Rhetoric through GI Joe Lensehttp://www.english.ufl.edu/imagetext/archives/v3_1/norlund/ | Skepticum http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-632 War Rhetoric through GI Joe Lensehttp://www.english.ufl.edu/imagetext/archives/v3_1/norlund/ | Skepticum Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:40:33 +0000 http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-632 [...] the days following my post on the United States government’s preference for war rhetoric in public speeches I noticed increased press coverage of the upcoming GI Joe movie. It could not be [...] [...] the days following my post on the United States government’s preference for war rhetoric in public speeches I noticed increased press coverage of the upcoming GI Joe movie. It could not be [...]

]]> By: Mana http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-631 Mana Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:01:34 +0000 http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-631 Good point Alan. I am actually planning on writing another post on this topic this week. This time the angle with be GI Joe. I also happened upon a few new books discussing America's need to talk "war" so I'm planning a trip to the bookstore to find a few good quotes. Stay tuned! :) Good point Alan. I am actually planning on writing another post on this topic this week. This time the angle with be GI Joe. I also happened upon a few new books discussing America’s need to talk “war” so I’m planning a trip to the bookstore to find a few good quotes. Stay tuned! :)

]]> By: Alan Perlman http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-630 Alan Perlman Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:11:31 +0000 http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-630 I agree. "War" is the word that most readily comes to politicians' lips. I can't recall who said it, but "war is the health of the state." The more wars you have going, the more important the government becomes. And when a nation tips over into the "mythic" mode (Germans as Master Race, Amercans as World Saviors), reason goes out the window. I agree. “War” is the word that most readily comes to politicians’ lips. I can’t recall who said it, but “war is the health of the state.” The more wars you have going, the more important the government becomes. And when a nation tips over into the “mythic” mode (Germans as Master Race, Amercans as World Saviors), reason goes out the window.

]]> By: Mana Master of Mischief http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-624 Mana Master of Mischief Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:56:18 +0000 http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-624 Ben, I think the communist Romanian anthem was similar... : Today the Party unites us And on Romanian land Socialism will be built, Through the workers' spirit. For the honor of our homeland, We crush enemies in battle. With other nations under the sun, We live, trustworthy, in peace. Ben, I think the communist Romanian anthem was similar… :
Today the Party unites us
And on Romanian land
Socialism will be built,
Through the workers’ spirit.

For the honor of our homeland,
We crush enemies in battle.
With other nations under the sun,
We live, trustworthy, in peace.

]]> By: Ben http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-621 Ben Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:41:52 +0000 http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-621 As George Carlin pointed out, we have the only national anthem that mentions rockets and bombs... As George Carlin pointed out, we have the only national anthem that mentions rockets and bombs…

]]> By: johnny http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-619 johnny Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:38:56 +0000 http://skepticum.com/learnings-from-us-governments-rhetoric-of-war/#comment-619 I hate the war rhetoric also. I think we should start cataloging all these "wars" we have lost- the war on drugs, the war on poverty, the war on terror, by those numbers we have lost quite a bit of wars. I hate the war rhetoric also. I think we should start cataloging all these “wars” we have lost- the war on drugs, the war on poverty, the war on terror, by those numbers we have lost quite a bit of wars.

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