MSM Revives Liquid Bomb Scare Propaganda
I’ve just read the sort of Main Stream Media sensationalism I despise. The story comes from the ABC News Propaganda Machine: Plot Would Have Killed Thousands.
Along with the Czar of Homeland Security, the MSM is still trying to convince the sheep that it’s necessary to check everybody’s liquid carryons at the airport. Unbelievably, Chertoff is still proclaiming that airliners are in danger of being blown up by liquid bombs, and it could be bigger than 9/11.
Just in case that didn’t crank your Pavlovian response and set your pulse racing, I’m sure Chertoff would be pleased if I added: 9/11!!! 9/11!!! 9/11!!!
There. Scared now?
Anyway, the government is still advertising fear of the liquid airline bombs variety, even though more logical minds have shown how liquid bombing an airplane is next to impossible.
MSM Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
The ABC News story is the worst sort of “keep them afraid of a scary enemy” cooperation between the government and the media.
If you watch the ABC News video, notice that they show test explosion after test explosion. However, the reporter doesn’t dare mention that the liquid is too unstable to likely be brought onboard — or that once onboard, multiple liquids would have to be mixed drop by drop, over several hours, and with plenty of cooling equipment, and that it would produce fumes that would knock out any terrorist who was doing the mixing in the privy.
Also, note how the news video shows “test” planes being blown up and…did you catch that? Under his breath, the reporter mentions that those videos are from totally different tests performed during the investigation of an unrelated plane crash…one that in no way involved liquid bomb explosions. Nice how they slipped that under the radar while hammering home their message: Liquid Bombs, Planes, Dangerous, Jump through our hoops and you won’t go BOOM!
And that’s really what’s going on: we’re being trained to jump through hoops.
ABC News Lies
Unfortunately, all that most viewers will absorb from the ABC News propaganda is the message in the headline, images of planes exploding over and over and over, and why it’s necessary to follow any crazy instructions officials throw our way, even if it involves measuring baby formula and Kool-Aid into three-ounce portions and making sure all the containers are put in one-gallon plastic bags for no good reason.
Hypnotism is easy…just get the subject to follow your instructions — any instructions — until their logical brain becomes so bored with editing your commands that the commands are no longer questioned. Then you can tell the subject to act like a chicken, and the subject will act like a chicken.
No question, the corporate-owned government is using the corporate-owned media to bore us with following their instructions, getting us used to being manipulated, and keeping us stoked in fear so that we crave the secure feeling we get when we’re being manipulated.
Commenting on the terrorists that would destroy the American standard of life, Dale at Chewy Bytes sums it up best:
They failed. They failed to blow anything up. They failed to scare us. They failed to change our society. But the good Secretary comes to their rescue and does their work for them. Way to go Chertoff.
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August 8th, 2007 at 6:51 am
Just like the scare about how the terrorists are making test runs to see what suspicious objects they can get through at airports around the country a few weeks ago.
Now it seems all four incidents had a reasonable explanation for all these so called suspicious objects.
They got big scare headlines on it, but little blip on retraction of story. So if you didn’t see the little clip, you missed it.
August 8th, 2007 at 8:13 am
We’re also being swamped with outright paid-for Video News Releases, disquised as news: Fake News.
These Video News Releases take the art of infomercial to the next level, disquised as a news story, presented as news in the midst of a regular news broadcast, and there is really no way for the viewer to tell that it’s not part of the regular reporting.
The government and big corporations are the main buyers and producers of VNRs. It’s like a game of Monopoly and we’re just realizing that the Executive Branch and Corporate CEOs have put a Hotel on Boardwalk…which means the rest of the players are pretty much up the creek now.
August 10th, 2007 at 8:33 am
I’m beginning to try out a new way of thinking about anything I hear.
I used to try to determine what was true or try to learn to read between the lines and find the real truth. I think that is impossible. I’m too conditioned and not smart enough. Plus, it is so engaging. I have decided to believe nothing I hear from those who have proven themselves to be unreliable.
I have been pondering exactly what Cindy Sheehan meant by the phrase “attention whores”. Did she mean people like me who hang out on sites like TPM, Kos, etc. for the latest, most up to date “presumably” anti establishment drivel? I think I once mentioned I felt like I was living on a yo-yo. I want off, but am afraid to get off since it seems like the only game in town. See what I mean about conditioning?
August 10th, 2007 at 9:52 am
I had to fly in January when they first allowed you to bring up to 2 oz of liquid per container. That did not make sense to me. Also, the terror level was elevated to orange cuz W wanted to escalate the number of troops.
SNL had the best send up on the whole liquids on airlines business. It’s still up on youtube. Click here.
August 10th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
What a bunch of crap! Anything to distract from the real issues in this country. Such as a bunch of criminals in the WH…
August 11th, 2007 at 7:03 am
I don’t know if you watched Bill Moyers Journal last night, but for the first time a sensible reason was given for impeachment of both the president and his VP. Commentary was made by both a liberal and a conservative with no political agenda to grind.
It’s not about throwing them out of office, but rather curtailing all these powers he is amassing. According to these gentlemen, the real tragedy would be that the incoming president in 09 would have all these powers at his or her disposal to do whatever they wanted when they entered office.
August 13th, 2007 at 6:48 am
La Sirena: That’s a pretty hilarious, and smart, SNL clip…makes you laugh AND think.
Xman: I’ve been trying a bit of positive thinking lately, but just end up thinking instead of making my relative world better I’m only ignoring some really bad crap going on…a mental paradox I’m still working through. (and mental paradoxes are kind of fun, too, so it’s not like I’m beating myself up over this or anything…just a good mental problem to chew on…)
Suzie-Q: Just heard that Rove will soon be departing…one down, untold minions to go…
Pelmo: Haven’t checked out Bill Moyer’s journal yet, but will head over to his website and check out the latest. But, I agree with the content of your synopsis. It probably does no good to impeach Cheney or Bush this late in their term (except for maybe preventing nukes over Tehran, another false flag, a draft, who knows what they MIGHT do…), but the more certain effect would be as a warning to future administrations not to overstep the boundaries handed to them by the Constitution and the people of America.