Cogito Ergo Sum Paul Eidelberg
www.foundation1.org Senator Barak Obama has come a long way since René Descartes, the 17th-century philosopher who famously said, "cogito ergo sum""I think, therefore I am." With Obama, cogito ergo sum has metamorphosed into videor ergo sum, "I am being seen, therefore I am." To be fair, however, Senator Obama is simply riding the waves of what I call "Photo-Op Democracy."let's call it "POP Democracy." POP Democracy makes nonsense of the "rule of the people." Of course, one might say the people no longer think, and that this is what makes Obama the media's presidential candidate. But it's not enough for Obama to be seen; he must also be heard. He must utter such mindless slogans as CHANGE or YES WE CAN! Such slogans appeal to youth. They arouse their hormones or overcome their boredom or discontent with humdrum reality. The immature can plug anything they want into CHANGE and YES WE CAN without a moment's thought about history, about statecraft, about political reality or about Islamic imperialism Just wish, just hope, just dreamand presto! That's it kids, that's all that's necessary in this spinning world of make-believe. Yes, Obama is becoming a spin artist. POP Democracy is also "SPIN Democracy." For example, to make himself appear as a realist vis-à-vis a Iran, he dithers about "tough" negotiations, or "carrot-and-stick" diplomacy with Tehran. Obama is clueless about the revolution that has taken place in that clerical regime, whose mullahs had children walk over and explode mine fields during Iran's bloody war with Iraq. SPIN Democracy inevitably producers mindless politicians. After meeting President Shimon Peres, Senator Obama said: "He's gorgeous!" Mrs. Peres must have felt the same way when Shimon courted her by reading passages from Marx's Das Capital! Perhaps Obama would say, after meeting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, "He's charming!" But again, let's be fair: Didn't President George W. Bush refer to Islam as a "religion of peace" after 9/11? Is it any wonder that 9/11 has become meaningless in America? Did the President ever think of educating the American people (and the media) about Islamic imperialism or about the war Iran has been waging against the U.S, since 1979? Still, it's shocking that a Muslim (according to Islamic law) may become America's next president. Who will then be seen, and who will then be heard? And what will happen to those who say Cogito Ergo Sum? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
