*Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, * *and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a * *parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding * *of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists * *for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger.* * —Hermann Goering, during the Nuremberg trials, quoted in* * Gustave Gilbert's Nuremberg Diary (1947)*
*Humankind has never had a more urgent task than creating broad immunity for coronavirus.* *Realistically, if we're going to return to normal, we need to develop a safe, effective vaccine.* *We need to make billions of doses, we need to get them out to every part of the world, and we* *need all of this to happen as quickly as possible.* *This sounds daunting, because it is. Our foundation is the biggest funder of vaccines in the * *world, and this effort dwarfs anything we're ever worked on before. It's going to require a* *global cooperative effort like the world has never seen. But I know it'll get done. There's* *simply no alternative.* * —Bill Gates, Gates Notes, April 30, 2020* *"Encourage Fear," words by Steve Wangh, music by Molly ScottPerformance by Court Dorsey and George Fulginiti-Shakar (1983)* *https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OJigH0aJdGx49mhACRaK7L5gVyIhDLu4/view?usp=sharing <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OJigH0aJdGx49mhACRaK7L5gVyIhDLu4/view?usp=sharing>* *---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Steve Wangh Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 1:06 PMSubject: Re: Link to video ENCOURAGE FEARTo: * *Dear friends:* *Glad to see that song has found a new purpose.* *Below is a rewrite of the lyrics I wrote for a version of the play I wrote during the war in Iraq:* *steve wangh* *ENCOURAGE FEAR* *Oh, the people of this town are like children at a party,* *They make a lot of noise and raise a fuss.* *But with a constant ration* *Of our sweet disinformation* *They’ll shut their mouths and leave the cake for us.* *Any king or president, any judge or cop* *Who likes to wield his power and wants to stay on top,* *Any boss or parent, any teacher in a school* *Can tell you there is nothing as effective as this tool:* *Encourage fear!* *It’s the end of all dissension.* *Conjure fear* *With a touch of racial tension.* *Foment fear* *Of foreign intervention.* *Just encourage fear of laughter* *Of this life and what comes after* *Fear of dreaming, fear of flying* *Of aging and of dying* *Encourage fear of anything at all.* *Magic fear!* *It puts the world at your command* *Just spread fear,* *And they’ll eat out of your hand.* *If unemployment and inflation* *Kill enjoyment in your nation* *And destroy your reputation* *As a leader with control:* *Don’t allow it to annoy ya* *They will cower back before ya* *If you sow some paranoia* *In the center of their souls.* *Encourage fear of far-off places* *Of beards or painted faces.* *Teach your people how to run and where to hide.* *Encourage fear of reds and blacks,* *Fear of night and sneak attacks,* *They’ll come running for protection to your side.* *Encourage fear!* *It’s the end of all dissension.* *Conjure fear* *With a touch of racial tension.* *Foment fear* *Of foreign intervention.* *The more they fear, the less they reason.* *If they do, just call it treason.* *Every month is open season* *All through the year* *When they feel fear! * > > > > > *-- * *Stephen WanghArts Professor EmeritusNew York University www.stephenwangh.com <https://files.nyu.edu/sw1/public/>An Acrobat of the Heart <http://www.amazon.com/An-Acrobat-Heart-Physical-Grotowski/dp/0375706720/> **The Heart of Teaching <http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415644921/>** <http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415644921/>* -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. Ways to unsubscribe: 1) send a blank email to [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "News From Underground" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W9TGW1eSGqVxmuc2Gjn-BGGZr8emP0uJ8Him2GNJyTf%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
