BS Debunked by People Who Know What Words Mean and Why
The Heretik has been reading the work of the Atlanta Rhetorics Experts at Progressive Commons for quite a while now. Ken Rufos' crew is sometimes inciting, always insightful, and ever on point.From Progressive Commons: The March of Democracy
The Ides of March are upon us, literally. The 15th of March, the day immortalized by Shakespeare's chronicling of the assassination of Julius Caesar, was also the day when debts were to be settled. But it is also the midpoint of what may seem an amazing month in world affairs. This March, democracy is marching in the Middle East. Or at least so it would seem. With the predictable cries of premature victory sounding and resounding from the self-professed right, open-minded pundits and analysts are asking: What if Bush was right all along?
Despite Iraq's fate being yet to be determined, the mainstream media has fallen in line with the current conservative mantra: democracy really is on the march. Looking at the events in Lebanon, looking at advancements in the peace process, and flush with the joy of new elections, the news media have fallen hook, line, and sinker for the eastward-ho expansion of the democratic frontier. Even Bill Maher, who was enormously critical of the Bush administration's war plans, has taken his cue from Fareed Zakaria's recent piece in Newsweek and now believes that democracy has come tap-tap-tapping at the Middle East's chamber doors.
I don't want to challenge the facts behind this narrative but rather the logic of the narrative itself.
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