US public shrinks from war's reality-Asia Times Online.

[go west young man]

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/II13Ak03.html

Ordinary logic would have guided one to believe that the global bully has learned its lessons and will start negotiating with the regional bully, Iran. To the amazement of many, it seems as if the political space is there for the administration of President George W Bush to keep pounding the war drums. Reports indicate that massive firepower is ready to be launched against the Iranian regime, the Iranian state and its society as a whole. And the US public is hardly blinking.

[BuelahWitch]

1. They're too busy watching the MTV awards...

:hide:

[Indenturedebtor]

2. WHACK...

Outta the park my friend... outta the park.

[BuelahWitch]

6. If it ain't sexy it don't lead

Right now Yahoo news has some story about tennis playing lovers on their front page. A few nights ago it was Britney's faux pas on the MTV awards. I had to come to DU to read about Sharif's failed return to Pakistan.

Maybe if he'd been wearing below the navel shorts and fishnets he would have rated higher...

[Skittles]

3. our media tells us about Britney, not Iran

yes

and this article says ignores the fact that there was some anti-Iraq invasion sentiment in the US prior to the war

[go west young man]

4. A quick boot back up.

[raccoon]

5. Two sentences particularly struck me,

"Anti-war activists in the US could have the wrong assumption about US public, in that they assume people in general are inherently good, moral and ethical beings."

I kind of fear he's right.

"The US public, by and large, is composed of a very anti-intellectual culture and, with the current popular cultural traits, it will never turn against wars for the reasons that progressive intellectuals do."


I KNOW he's right about that.