The birth of propaganda and The war of perception (tags)
One of the founding fathers of modern propaganda, Edward Bernays, therefore also openly admitted that especially in democracies, where the majority of people decide, the control of thoughts and feelings is a central tool. "Public relations involves 'the engineering of consent.'"
Next "Star Wars" to score in Los Angeles for First Time in Franchise History (tags)
In a reversal of the current tide of runaway production facing our local scoring community, the music scoring for the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is moving from London and coming stateside to Los Angeles.
S.A.M.E. Rallies Against Hate Crimes, Bullying (tags)
Drawn by several recent hate assaults on Queer people in the Hillcrest and North Park areas, members and supporters of the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (S.A.M.E.) rallied at the North Park Community Park Saturday afternoon, March 26. The rally featured speeches by openly Queer elected officials like Assemblymember Toni Atkins and School Board member Kevin Beiser, as well as ministers and others in support of Queer equality, but the most moving statements came from people who’d been on the receiving end of anti-Queer violence or bullying themselves: S.A.M.E. member René Torres, high school student Maya Conti and North Park resident Jacob Harshbarger, who wasn’t at the rally but sent a statement describing not only the attack against him but the lax response of local police and prosecutors. “I felt that the system that was supposed to be there to protect me was treating me as though it was my fault,” Harshbarger said.
John McCain Ridicules 200000 Berliners Chanting Barack Obama Obama (tags)
Where up is down, and day is night.
Bono's RED campaign a massive flop (tags)
The American public rejected 'AID$' mania in a massive rebuttal of a last ditch attempt to keep the flagging 'AIDs' myth alive. At last the public has noticed Magic is alive and well and noting about the 'AIDS epidemic' has proved to be true.
Peace Plane flies to Grammy Awards with message "Bring Our Troops Home Now" (tags)
A small group of members from Democracy for America Miami and Miami Veterans for Peace have come up with a novel approach to broadcasting a message to end the occupation of Iraq: an aerial banner that reads, "Bring Our Troops Home Now". These two groups decided to first try their idea at this year's Super Bowl in Miami, but bad weather prevented the plane from taking off. Now the organizers have turned their attention to this Sunday's Grammy Awards, which will be in Los Angeles. A plane has been leased to fly the same message over the Staples Center where the Grammys are taking place.
Breaking A Bad Law Over Cuba (tags)
The Right to Travel, The Fight to End the Blockade=Blockaid. Unjust law just waiting to be broken, news from the front.
Voodoo Verbotten!, SS Save GWB from Terrorist's Voodoo Threat (tags)
Punk Band Plays: Masters of War, by Bob Dylan; Adds Worst Wishes to GB; Gets a Visit from the SS
OutKast Grammy Awards Performance Racist! (tags)
How about a cute dance number featuring a "Step 'N Fetch it" Uncle Tom character waiting on White folks? Not funny? Well neither is this!
"Liberal" Is A Dirty Word For Comedian George Carlin (tags)
No other comedian consistently tweaks as many nerves, churns as many stomachs and terrorizes as many conservatives as George Carlin. The man is a menace.
New Willie Nelson song condemns war in Iraq (tags)
New Willie Nelson song condemns war in Iraq 31 Dec 31 2003 Reuters DALLAS (Reuters) - Country music icon Willie Nelson has written a Christmas song with an edge -- a protest against the war in Iraq that he hopes will stir passions in those who hear it. Nelson, 70, told Reuters on Wednesday he wrote "Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth" after watching the news on Christmas Day and will play it in Austin, Texas on Saturday at a concert to benefit Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.