Dougherty Arts Center
Buzz Words Blind Us to Truth
RECEIVED Tue., Dec. 2, 2008
Dear Editor,
Much like the "commie" red-herring tactic of old, both the Bush administration and corporate media have been quick to fire out the Pavlovian-loaded "conspiracy theorist" accusation anytime a true whistle-blower or investigative journalist dares to question the official 9/11 story, false pretenses for going to war, or even asserts that both presidential candidates in the recent election were controlled by the same hidden hand of the military industrial complex (as illustrated by the same recycled CIA spooks and war hawks in the new Obama cabinet).
Readers and editors, please consider how certain buzz words are drilled through the public psyche in order to shut down a brain's analytical process – the next time you dismiss Alex Jones or any other intrepid muckraker with the tired, old establishment accusation "conspiracy theorist."
Much like the "commie" red-herring tactic of old, both the Bush administration and corporate media have been quick to fire out the Pavlovian-loaded "conspiracy theorist" accusation anytime a true whistle-blower or investigative journalist dares to question the official 9/11 story, false pretenses for going to war, or even asserts that both presidential candidates in the recent election were controlled by the same hidden hand of the military industrial complex (as illustrated by the same recycled CIA spooks and war hawks in the new Obama cabinet).
Readers and editors, please consider how certain buzz words are drilled through the public psyche in order to shut down a brain's analytical process – the next time you dismiss Alex Jones or any other intrepid muckraker with the tired, old establishment accusation "conspiracy theorist."
Mike Rieman
