Arik ‘Ariel’ Sharon - Behind the Monster

(59 mins. BBC UK. Hosted at Google Video.)

This is a balanced account of the Israeli war criminal Arik ‘Ariel’ Sharon. Such a statement is incredibly dangerous - people have died for less - so please allow the rest to speak for itself.

Criticism of Israel and Zionist fanaticism should never be confused with antisemitism.

The Story of God

Another lesson for the uninitiated. The Story of God is a three-part video exercise in comparative religion produced by Dangerous Films and hosted by Professor Robert Winston. These videos explore the multitude of different faith beliefs and concepts of god that have existed throughout history.

THE STORY OF GOD: PART ONE

(59mins. Dangerous Films, 2005. Hosted at Google Video.)

 

THE STORY OF GOD: PART TWO

(59mins. Dangerous Films, 2005. Hosted at Google Video.)

 

THE STORY OF GOD: PART THREE

(59mins. Dangerous Films, 2005. Hosted at Google Video.)

Is Dr Goebbles in the American Reich?

Compare the following extracts and pay attention to the similarities. Also, try and have a guess who the speakers are. All will be revealed…

TEXT A.
“[Our people] are asking “Why do they hate us?” They hate what they see right here in this chamber: a democratically elected government. Their leaders are self-appointed. They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other.”

TEXT B.
“They hate our people because it is decent, brave, industrious, hardworking and intelligent. They hate our views, our social policies, and our accomplishments. They hate us as a [country] and as a community. They have forced us into a struggle for life and death. We will defend ourselves accordingly. All is clear between us and our enemies.“

Did you have a look at the extracts? Both are very similar yet they are some 62 years apart! We removed the only words that gave clues to their origins, the words ‘American’ and ‘Reich’. Well, Text A was delivered by U.S. President George W. Bush and Text B was delivered by Adolph Hitler’s propaganda minister Joseph Goebbles.

Both extracts use the passive tense which renders the statement agentless by employing the pronoun ‘they’, causing the individuals, or groups responsible for ‘hating’, to be removed. We are left only with the mythical ‘they’. Furthermore, both texts employ the use of the personal pronouns ‘we’ and ‘our’ which are used to create a bond between the speaker and the audience. These personal pronouns are used extensively by both speakers to unite themselves with their audience, creating a single ‘community sharing a common destiny’.

The ideological implications of this usage of the personal pronouns and lack of agency are to create a spatial reference of ‘us’ and ‘them’. In using the technique of personal pronouns and lack of agency both speakers have shifted the blame of the cause of the ‘hate’ onto the third party, which can then be reconstituted as the common enemy.

You see the pattern emerging?

Prison Strike UK

“Tell ‘em to shove it up their arse!”
(Prison Officers respond to injunction. Pic: BBC News)

People power is in action on the streets of Britain today. Prison Officers throughout the country have been on strike since 7am this morning in response to a dispute over pay conditions. The Prison Officer’s Association asked for a pay rise of 2.5%, but the Government responded with an offer of only 1.5%, staggered over two months. In some areas the strike is due to last until 7am the next morning. In their absence, teams of Governors have been forced to carry out the officer’s key duties.

However, the day did not pass without incident. The Government responded to the strike by obtaining and issuing a High Court injunction forcing the officers to either return to work or face criminal charges. This was carried out by the new Justice secretary and war criminal Jack Straw. It is not uncommon for the current government to attack fundamental democratic tenets such as the trade unions and the right of the worker to industrial action. It is this kind of authoritarian reaction that tarnishes the meaning of the word ‘democracy’ and that is an insult to our people and to our heritage.

The Government and the corporate media are calling this strike illegal. This is a distortion of the truth. Every worker has the right to industrial action, even if that action occurs without prior notification.

Unfortunately, this heavy-handed “scare tactic” achieved success in a few areas where officers duly returned to work. But, the majority decided through the democratic method of a public vote, to maintain their position and continue the strike action. This is a true demonstration of solidarity and people power.

The last word from the Government has been condemnation wrapped up in puerile bourgeois ethics, despite the fact that their own methods laugh in the face of common morality.

The most salient aspect demonstrated by these events is that it represents the disaffection, the dissatisfaction and the demonstrable frustration of Britain’s entire public sector. The good citizens of this country who work day-in day-out for very little pay deserve to be heard. This includes our nurses, paramedics, doctors, police officers, fire officers, teachers, and of course, our prison officers. These people are the backbone of our society and they have been left unheard for far too long.

Viva Britannia.

Update:
The British police are now considering taking similar action in response to poor pay conditions.

The American Intellect

The video above is a humorous Australian mockumentary that explores the American intellect, or more accurately, it exploits the complete lack of intellect. In all seriousness, it is utterly terrifying when you consider that these people determine global events.

The following video demonstrates how New Yorkers can’t even remember the date of the 9/11 incident. Seriously. That was not a typo.