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In reply to the discussion: Are you scared of ISIS? [View all]H2O Man
(73,715 posts)34. No.
Good OP, which raises an interesting thought: which is more of a threat to our constitutional democracy -- ISIS or the corporate media? And I mention that seriously, for I recognize that, for those who live in a section of the Middle East, ISIS is a definite threat. And a very serious one.
However, as a resident of upstate New York, who still believes in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream, I find the corporate media far more threatening to our way of life.
I'm not sure if I've expressed myself properly on this.
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Erect Bogeyman, wave flag, declare we need protection, give more money to the MIC.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2015
#2
The Islamic State awaits the army of “Rome,” whose defeat at Dabiq, Syria, will initiate . . .
Petrushka
Feb 2015
#42
As usual, the representation of divine energy (Isis) is turned in to something violent (ISIS)
Dont call me Shirley
Feb 2015
#14
I don't perceive any potential threat posed by ISIS as a media-driven narrative.
LanternWaste
Feb 2015
#24
As I said in another thread, I'm more afraid of police, and I'm not even a POC. n/t
winter is coming
Feb 2015
#26
I'm more scared of the damage that the Koch Bros and the republican party will do to this country.
kimbutgar
Feb 2015
#33
Pass: Am I scared enough to stay out of Middle East? Maybe. But then again, I wasn't planning a
merrily
Feb 2015
#54
No, no more scared than I was of Iraq. The war propaganda scares me far more. The neocons
sabrina 1
Feb 2015
#60