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- Sts. Peter and Paul, the Foremost of the Apostles
- The Paralytic’s Boldness of Faith
- Truth vs. Brainwashing
- Trump & NATO Kiss and Make Up as Europeans Pledge To Buy More U.S. Weapons
- Farewell To A Friend, Ally, War Buddy, And Protector: Jon Rappoport
- ‘Plot Twists in the Geopolitical Culture Wars’
- The Vanishing: If Nobody Ever Mirrored You, Or, You Are Given A Multitude Of Cracked Mirrors, You May Feel Invisible By Now
- Interview 2026 – Who Wants to Live Forever? (NWNW #636)
- Interview 2025 – Dr. Michael Antoniou on the Dangers of Glyphosate
- ‘A False Martyr and a True Martyr’
- Interview 2024 – Trita Parsi on Why the Iran War Isn’t Over Yet
- Community Through Commerce and Conference – #SolutionsWatch
- July Open Thread and New Comment System (2026)
- ‘Entergy and Bayer: An Anti-MAHA Duo’
- Keeping Prayer Alive Through Every Season of Life
- Remembrances for July – 2026
- ‘The Fourth of July’
- Review of “The Wedding Party: An Epic Poem” by Philip Rosenbaum
- Sharing the Fruits of Our 2026 Charity Campaigns
- ‘The Spiritual Plane Is Manifesting after the Texas Flooding Tragedy’
- Listen For Thoughts That Are Not Your Own, But Sound Patterned On You: Identify The Author
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- MYHA: One Of The Best Conversations I've Heard About RSD, Not A Trendy Label, A Very Real Thing For Some People—Does Anything Help?
- Welcome To The World, Gabriel
- What Does It Mean to Love Yourself?
- 12 Questions About Pentecost
- Rublev’s Trinity: Profound Meanings in Every Detail
- The Vaccine Mafia: Pfizer’s Former Chief Toxicologist Proves How Toxic Substances Were Unlawfully Sold to Us as a Solution for COVID-19
- The Hidden Meaning of Christ’s Conversation with the Samaritan Woman
- BRICS silent on US-Israel war against Iran
- From the Prayer Rope to Scrolling...
- Scott Ritter: Moscow faces strategic defeat in Ukraine
- Victory Day
- The Autism Generation: Understanding the Autism Epidemic from Causes to Solutions
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- Tylenol and Autism: Evidence, Scientific Blunders, and Medicine Gone Wrong
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- From Ben-Hur to the Fall of Constantinople: Lew Wallace, Faith, and the Limits of Historical Imagination
- Lord, it is Good to be Here: Building Orthodox Culture in America
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| Duminică, 20 Ianuarie 2013 22:15 |
Dar, daca ne uitam la istoria recenta a conflictelor din zona araba, descoperim altceva. De pilda, Franta a fost prima tara din Vest care a recunoscut legitimitatea disidentilor sirieni, Al Nusra Front, si a sustinute inarmarea lor, desi gruparea reprezinta un aliat oficial al Al-Queda. In Libia, rebelii au provenit intr-o proportie considerabila din randurile unei alte grupari islamiste apropiata de Al-Queda. Nu mai amintim acum de povestea de iubire clasica dintre SUA si “luptatorii libertatii” din Afganistan, ilustrata cinematografic in Rambo 3, deveniti, in decurs de mai putin de 20 de ani, “barbari orientali”. Acestea sunt doar doua exemple despre cum se pot folosi cuvintele “terorism”, “islamism”, “fundamentalism” pentru justificarea unor scopuri politice mai putin transparente. Insa o strategie similara este folosita in multe alte cazuri pentru a discredita persoane cu filozofii opuse curentelor la moda. De pilda, conceptul de “teoria conspiratiei” reprezinta o eticheta la indemana pentru a arunca pe oricine in afara respectabilitatii discursului public. De asemenea, toata miscarea “corectitudinii politice” poate fi inteleasa ca un efort sistematic de a controla sensul cuvintelor si, in consecinta, al dezbaterii publice. Aceasta cred ca este, de altfel, miza sa principala. Numarul conceptelor distorsionate poate fi multiplicat aproape la nesfarsit cat timp exista o cultura universitara etatizata, iar zeitgeitul relativist macina constant standardele si criteriile de rationalitate. Marea gaselnita nu consta neaparat in amenintarea atributelor negative. De foarte multe ori, anumite practici, devenite indoielnice, sunt recuperate tot cu ajutorul limbajului. Eugenia, de exemplu, reprezenta o ramura de cercetare stiintifica respectabila pentru scientismul modern, pana la episodul nazist. Apoi a cazut in dizgratie, insa a fost recuperata cu ajutorul mai multor cuvinte, din nefericire, inca imaculate: “controlul populatiei”, “bioetica”, etc. (Institutul Britanic de Eugenie si-a schimbat in 1989 numele in Institutul Galton). Ar trebui sa fie destul de limpede impactul unei asemenea tehnici de control social, desi nu are o legatura exclusiva cu imperialismul, cu evolutionismul social sau cu decadenta culturala. Relevanta sa fundamentala o descoperim doar in relatia de opozitie cu libertatea personala. |




Intr-o discutie recenta cu prietenul meu mult mai intelept, mi s-a atras atentia din nou asupra importantei vitale pe care o are controlul cuvintelor in manipularea indivizilor. Si mi-am adus aminte de acest lucru cand am vazut povestile difuzate de media privind luarile de ostatici din Algeria. Islamismul si Al-Queda sunt cuvintele cheie pentru perceptia negativa. Atacatorii provin din gasca fundamentalismului oriental si au aceleasi trasaturi talibane ultracunoscute. Potrivit informatiilor din presa, teroristii au cerut incetarea atacului coordonat de Franta impotriva rebelilor islamisti din Mali. Nimic prea tare pana aici. Stim cu totii, vrand-nevrand, de acest pericol, desi in general exista mult, mult mai multe victime colaterale ca urmare a interventiilor externe, decat ca o consecinta a raidurilor islamiste.

