tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818998169004538967.post9122909550790899241..comments2016-09-12T20:17:06.570-07:00Comments on zenzoë blog: Mubarak's Egypt Had Nothing on UsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818998169004538967.post-74944691273919388582011-02-17T21:38:46.779-08:002011-02-17T21:38:46.779-08:00Lisa Hajjar, in fact, said that one innocent victi...Lisa Hajjar, in fact, said that one innocent victim of torture in an infamous case in Egypt had the cloth covering his face fall off during torture, and saw that his torturer was Suleiman himself. There's not much disputing something like that, unless it was a case of mistaken identity. What can the pro-Suleiman commentator say? "Oh, he's not such a bad guy. He was only doing his job as torturer-in-chief." <br /><br />Yes, the media can take a disgusting individual, and if that person cooperates with the media's self-serving plans, advertise that person as a "good guy," or at least "the best available alternative." I don't think Suleiman has landed at the top of the heap in Egypt, fortunately. <br /><br />Dang, I thought Lady Gaga was pretty cute until I started reading about her here, not that I really pay attention to pop stars like her.Natural Leftynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818998169004538967.post-8961644814344641442011-02-14T14:08:10.234-08:002011-02-14T14:08:10.234-08:00Anonymous—sorry your comment went unseen for so lo...Anonymous—sorry your comment went unseen for so long. Didn't know it was there. <br /><br />Yes, but don't you know Lady Gaga is more important than what's happening around the world? Isn't she our savior— "I want women -- and men -- to feel empowered by a deeper and more psychotic part of themselves" ??? ...one sequin at a time...Zenzoëhttp://zenzoenow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818998169004538967.post-1413952241942831472011-02-13T09:43:05.075-08:002011-02-13T09:43:05.075-08:00Right—Pacifica Radio is another good alternative n...Right—Pacifica Radio is another good alternative news source. To be fair, as well, this info on Suleiman has appeared on mainstream news shows, such as CNN, but often it gets dampened by an opposing voice, as if the truth is a matter of opinion. <br /><br />So, we agree, yes? You've put it well, just a bit differently. I think your piece on Advertising is relevant here, yes?<br /><br />I'm reading Hedges' "Death of the Liberal Class," the book, right now. I'm thinking it's the most important book of the century. Anyway, it is going to influence my perceptions, for sure, from here on out. So, be ready for that.Zenzoëhttp://zenzoenow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818998169004538967.post-2868254574918197132011-02-13T06:47:11.546-08:002011-02-13T06:47:11.546-08:00And in this Internet age most USANs remain woefull...And in this Internet age most USANs remain woefully, willfully ignorant. Apparently they intend to stay that way. How many, do you suppose, watch Al Jazeera or Democracy now? Sadly, everything you say here is all too true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818998169004538967.post-47797452977675944922011-02-12T21:08:13.118-08:002011-02-12T21:08:13.118-08:00Zenzoe, I heard the same professor from U.C. Santa...Zenzoe, I heard the same professor from U.C. Santa Barbara on Pacifica Radio (I think it was Ian Masters' show) making the same comments about Suleiman. <br /><br />I think the key difference between here and Egypt is that people are truly desperate in Egypt, plus the unsophisticated brutality of the Mubarak regime, compared to us well fed Americans who manage to maintain a certain relatively high standard of living by exploiting cheap foreign labor and a huge budget deficit. That makes it easy for Americans to ignore the reality of corporate control of our society and the gradual erosion of our standard of living or ability to dig ourselves out from the hole that big business and militarism has put us in.Natural Leftynoreply@blogger.com