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Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2012
I can imagine the amount of flak John Feffer has received from the rabid Muslim-bashers of the American Empire. Right-wingers like Sean Hannity, Robert Spencer, and many others have been cultivating resentment towards Islam for years. On top of that, we have an "entertainment" industry that further advances Islamophobia. The documentary, "Reel Bad Arabs," gives several examples of how Arabs are caricatured by Hollywood
Reel Bad Arabs How Hollywood Vilifies A People. (DVD)
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The "Christian" right of this country has a very hard time hearing anything that challenges their prejudices, and an even harder time taking an honest look at the evil their own country commits around the world Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II--Updated Through 2003 ; so it's not surprising that Feffer has received some one-star reviews. No doubt, some of the most committed Muslim-bashers have careers in the military or the oil industry, and they don't want to consider their role in the harm that war profiteers and resource firms have caused the region Blood and Oil , the cognitive dissonance would be overwhelming. Even some liberal people have absorbed narratives that make us more comfortable with what the U.S. and the rest of the so-called "civilized" West does in the world; but, for those who are interested, Feffer's book provides an honest analysis of the racism, delusion, and militarism of the West. He includes a segment on "blowback," which is actually a term from the CIA that suggests that some people may strike back in response to the state terrorism the West inflicts on other nations Blowback, Second Edition: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire . Feffer also discusses our society's militant "Christianity", such as the fanatical "Christian" movement cultivated at the U.S. Air Force With God on Our Side: One Man's War Against an Evangelical Coup in America's Military .
Feffer won't find much support in our military disinfotainment media complex, but I'm glad he appeared on C-SPAN's BookTV, and that he has appeared on independent media forums like "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman The Exception to the Rulers : Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them .
A couple additional resources to challenge
the propaganda of empire and Islamophobia:
A documentary on the military industrial complex,
Why We Fight
Nicholas Turse on how the military complex has colonized our lives,
The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives (American Empire Project)
A documentary on how U.S. citizens are manipulated regarding Palestine,
Peace Propaganda & the Promised Land: U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict! Media Education
A documentary on U.S. interventions in Latin America,
The War on Democracy
The classic documentary that exposes the corporate media,
"Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media"
And for an alternative to all the right-wing merchants of hate on the radio, check out the
progressive talk radio host, Thom Hartmann, whose books include,
"Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" - And How You Can Fight Back."
The "Christian" right of this country has a very hard time hearing anything that challenges their prejudices, and an even harder time taking an honest look at the evil their own country commits around the world Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II--Updated Through 2003 ; so it's not surprising that Feffer has received some one-star reviews. No doubt, some of the most committed Muslim-bashers have careers in the military or the oil industry, and they don't want to consider their role in the harm that war profiteers and resource firms have caused the region Blood and Oil , the cognitive dissonance would be overwhelming. Even some liberal people have absorbed narratives that make us more comfortable with what the U.S. and the rest of the so-called "civilized" West does in the world; but, for those who are interested, Feffer's book provides an honest analysis of the racism, delusion, and militarism of the West. He includes a segment on "blowback," which is actually a term from the CIA that suggests that some people may strike back in response to the state terrorism the West inflicts on other nations Blowback, Second Edition: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire . Feffer also discusses our society's militant "Christianity", such as the fanatical "Christian" movement cultivated at the U.S. Air Force With God on Our Side: One Man's War Against an Evangelical Coup in America's Military .
Feffer won't find much support in our military disinfotainment media complex, but I'm glad he appeared on C-SPAN's BookTV, and that he has appeared on independent media forums like "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman The Exception to the Rulers : Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them .
A couple additional resources to challenge
the propaganda of empire and Islamophobia:
A documentary on the military industrial complex,
Why We Fight
Nicholas Turse on how the military complex has colonized our lives,
The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives (American Empire Project)
A documentary on how U.S. citizens are manipulated regarding Palestine,
Peace Propaganda & the Promised Land: U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict! Media Education
A documentary on U.S. interventions in Latin America,
The War on Democracy
The classic documentary that exposes the corporate media,
"Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media"
And for an alternative to all the right-wing merchants of hate on the radio, check out the
progressive talk radio host, Thom Hartmann, whose books include,
"Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" - And How You Can Fight Back."
