Governments use terrorism to define themselves...

chickenshorts Orwell helped by AK?... 25.10.04, 08:27

Nice to see you come back from slumber, Mr erwas, sir!

erwas napisał:
> what kind of terrorism was he refering to though, in 1949? AK? Mau Mau?<

I don't really know what sort of the 40s' al-Qaeda had helped Orwell with
the 'fear' epiphany but I know what helps the monkey in the White House parade
as 'Mr President'.

Seriously, though - isn't it the case of all governments' playing the fear of
terror card in the face of their powerlessness to offer any meaningful security
& stability?

In the words of Zygmunt Bauman:
"(...)politicians have abdicated any responsibility for moderating the impact
of the inherent insecurity and instability of market capitalism so they offer
to assuage other types of insecurity, in particular our physical safety"
(...)
"what happens to a society that becomes so fearful? It offers politicians
power, and it also promises goodies to security consultants, helpful academics
and defence and police forces. It gobbles up taxpayers' money, and insurance
premiums with precious little accountability. The peddling of fear is a
lucrative business: security is the biggest global growth industry. Fear shifts
newspapers and glues viewers to their TV screens. The media become profoundly
complicit in promoting the interests of those who use fear, from terrorist to
security analyst."

www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1335171,00.html

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erwas Re: Governments use terrorism to define themselve 24.10.04, 05:57

good quote
what kind of terrorism was he refering to though, in 1949? AK? Mau Mau?
Zionists? terror of the Tongs? dropping hemlines?
besides, back then we had the Bomb. we didn't need terror of terror.
- chickenshorts Orwell helped by AK?... 25.10.04, 08:27
  
  Nice to see you come back from slumber, Mr erwas, sir!
  
  erwas napisał:
  > what kind of terrorism was he refering to though, in 1949? AK? Mau Mau?<
  
  I don't really know what sort of the 40s' al-Qaeda had helped Orwell with
  the 'fear' epiphany but I know what helps the monkey in the White House parade
  as 'Mr President'.
  
  Seriously, though - isn't it the case of all governments' playing the fear of
  terror card in the face of their powerlessness to offer any meaningful security
  & stability?
  
  In the words of Zygmunt Bauman:
  "(...)politicians have abdicated any responsibility for moderating the impact
  of the inherent insecurity and instability of market capitalism so they offer
  to assuage other types of insecurity, in particular our physical safety"
  (...)
  "what happens to a society that becomes so fearful? It offers politicians
  power, and it also promises goodies to security consultants, helpful academics
  and defence and police forces. It gobbles up taxpayers' money, and insurance
  premiums with precious little accountability. The peddling of fear is a
  lucrative business: security is the biggest global growth industry. Fear shifts
  newspapers and glues viewers to their TV screens. The media become profoundly
  complicit in promoting the interests of those who use fear, from terrorist to
  security analyst."
  
  www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1335171,00.html

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