posted 12-07-2001 06:28
Is it REALLY so surprising that corporate America would jump on the Patriotic bandwagon
after the events of Sept 11th?
The intent of Sept 11th was to undermine/hurt the American marketplace and instill doubt/fear in the American regarding the future.
Of course big business will do everything it can to fight back, including playing the "Patriotic" card. I guess its pretty much status quo for us to filter out the bullshit.
I am surprised at how cautious advertising has been over the past 3 months to not offend groups very far from the center,
but now that a little time has passed, advertising will probably begin probing society more frequently to see where the new guidelines are drawn, what is acceptable and what is not.By the way the "North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) "fast-track" authority."
HAS existed for some time and was allowed to expire under the Clinton administration.
"Under the bill, lawmakers have agreed to give the president authority to make trade deals, subject only to an up or down vote of the Congress." This bill is nothing new:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1696000/1696431.stm
The article further states:
"Only a handful in the Congress--members like Senator Russell Feingold of Wisconsin and Representatives Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Barbara Lee of California--have shown the courage to question the giveaways and the quick wipeout of civil liberties and other citizen protections."
Which Civil Liberties of US citizens have been "wiped-out"?
Most would disagree:
"The government has actually been particularly cautious, says John Norton Moore, law professor at the University of Virginia and a former official in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations. "We've done nothing that interferes with people's First Amendment freedoms. We've done nothing to limit discussion. And if you look at the USA Patriot Act, it's adjusting law enforcement issues at the margins."
Profiling can also be defended when seen in context, most scholars argue, saying that profiling based on national origin isn't the same as racial profiling."
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posted 12-06-2001 18:48
