LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

While We Go About Dreaming That It Can't Happen Here

Discussions are popping up that we are on the cusp of martial law in the United States. (Not in the primary media, of course. Indeed, if that's what you depend on for the news you wouldn't even know how huge the anti-Iraq momement is.)

Here's the latest one.

The Cindy Sheehan Peace Caravan gave us matching t-shirts: IMPEACH BUSH and IMPEACH CHENEY FIRST.

But I say the first figures we need to impeach is us. IMPEACH US FIRST. We let this happen.

Most people in the country don't even know there is an out of Iraq movement, much less how large it is, because all they see is primary media. Primary media hardly mentions anything that isn't about itself or what our masters want us to hear.

And WE FARKIN' ALLOW IT.

IMPEACH US FIRST, and then, IMPEACH THE MEDIA.

IMPEACH, INDICT, INCARCERATE.

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