“Why is war glorified at a baseball game or a hockey game? Why is military worship associated with sporting events? Why should we accept this as normal and natural?”
She added, “Is there an assumption that the people who attend sporting events are especially receptive to military propaganda?” She refers to veterans as “heroes” in quotation marks and asks is “every ‘hero’ honoured, every flag waved, every resounding exhortation about the troops ‘protecting our way of life,’ is a conscious act, and a political one.”
Laura also is one of those who questioning if in fact 911 was an Al-Qaeda attack?
“Enough about September 11…for the US. For the world. Enough already,” she blogged.
She added, “Is there an assumption that the people who attend sporting events are especially receptive to military propaganda?” She refers to veterans as “heroes” in quotation marks and asks is “every ‘hero’ honoured, every flag waved, every resounding exhortation about the troops ‘protecting our way of life,’ is a conscious act, and a political one.”
Laura also is one of those who questioning if in fact 911 was an Al-Qaeda attack?
“Enough about September 11…for the US. For the world. Enough already,” she blogged.