Website review: Bread and Circuses
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uma discovered 7 months ago- From the page: "The election campaign is big business. It's good for the economy. So this will go on until fall."
- CommanderIsm rated 7 months ago
- Bread and Circuses By Morton Skorodin "ICH" -- -- The Roman emperors provided bread and circuses for their people. The American empire does the same, though lately with less bread. They are making up for it in the circuses department. I'm talking about the election charade. It's so sad to see otherwise intelligent people falling prey to this circus. The election campaign began on the heels of the November 2006 election, a year earlier than prior custom. For about four days the mainstream corporate media admitted election results reflected the American people's desire for a prompt end to the Iraq war and occupation. Then the war was dropped like a hot potato. The media under-report it and the election is a great way to change the subject. The owners and rulers of America are timid about who they feel they can allow to be president. They are OK with war hawk H. Clinton, though she's not their first choice. They tried but failed to manufacture Fred Thompson out of thin air. TV debates are controlled to the last degree. Talking heads ask the official questions all of which are carefully screened. A striking example is the question to Clinton about the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site that was changed to asking her if she likes to wear fur. You can't make up this stuff. The TV networks sidelined candidates who are too threatening. No Kucinich, Paul or Gravel. Can't have any anti-war candidates they just represent 75 percent of the people on this most important issue.
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