Friday, May 8, 2009

Bush, Jesus and War on Terror -american Propagandizing by Means of Religious Rhetoric and Narration

(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/bKVlA)
George W. Bush
Mitra Naeimi asked:


We and others, this categorization isn 't new, we hear and read about American history that the different kinds of contrasts are existed in America during different periods, sometimes on home affairs and foreign affairs at times. Sometimes it was a conflict between America - as a nation with a white dominance - and the Indians, or between the U.S. - Americans still mean white and black. I said this conflict has had an external version also was a conflict between America as a capitalist country, and Communism and now there is another fight outside is complicated, so it can be explained in four ways: 1 - A struggle between America as a country and 'non-Muslims, Islam' - Although some believe that America is in conflict fundamentalist Islam but I believe that both Islam and the overall management of Bush supports Israel to the Palestinians and the Lebanese and it is against Iran and Syria too.2-on the one hand we can define this conflict as the recent conflict between America and 'Middle East' as the war in Iraq and threats of Bush and his administration against 'Iran and Syria-prove.3 can also explain in this period that America is in conflict' Arabs' .4 - And even we can define as conflict between America and 'each country that without Bush' s permission to has activities' nuclear;, the thing you call it of weapons of mass destruction. With this explanation I can remember back to the notion of '' axis of evil '' that George W Bush used for Iran, Iraq and North Korea. (1) However, any time quell'America has been a struggle, both internal or external, have used a rhetoric that special area; Indian savages who did not crop the black are inferior to white, a few helpers during the communist stages of economic development with a model of modernization - that led the war of Vietnam and now taking into account the last conflict, which is also an indication and an intimation of this above cartoon, with a mission to help those people who don 't have the freedom and democracy. Therefore to justify certain actions as illegal and inhumane war in Iraq, the dominant rhetoric of George W Bush was a religious rhetoric. So I can clarify that Bush 's rhetoric about the war on terror has three main features: the �? � of sometimes rationalize a strategy of war on terror not guilty to these statements: & quot; Major damage was caused to us. We have suffered great loss. And in our grief and anger we have found our mission and our moment. Freedom and fear are at war. The progress of human freedom - the great success of our time and the great hope of all time - now depends on us .... & Quot; (2) The key words of his speech here is this: & quot; the human freedom depends on us hours & quot;. Consequently, an important feature of Bush 's rhetoric is connected to power and this power is empire. And how to make fire in the Middle East, the concentration of this empire is still on the Middle East: & quot; Also hear doubts that democracy is a realistic goal for most Middle East, where freedom is rare [& hellip ;.] God has planted in every human heart the desire to live in freedom. And even when that desire is crushed by tyranny for decades, will increase again. & quot; of �? i (3) It is as clear as in speech, the main feature of this empire is that it is based on a mission: & quot; America is a nation with a mission and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs . We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of the empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman. The proceedings of this cause with friends and allies on our side, yet we understand our special calling: This great republic will lead the cause of freedom. & Quot; of �? � of (4) And also the main feature of this mission is that it is the mission of America and its allies to the evil: & quot; our responsibility to history is already clear: to answer these attacks and rid the world of evil. & quot; (5) This lato recent Bush 's rhetoric about the war on terror after 9 / 11 complete with the phrases that Jesus Christ is the philosopher and political thinker who favored Bush had identified himself with him in some speeches in the past. (6) This rhetoric was successful in the measure that has largely influenced on some groups of Christians, particularly Evangelical Christians and other conservative Protestants who like Richard Cizik is the vice president for government affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals said: & ; quot; I sleep better at night knowing that a man who isn 't afraid to say please, [& hellip;] I sleep better at night during the recent war nell'Irak, sapente that George Bush is in the House. & White quot; (7) Also adds: & quot; I think the sense that a president, who is an evangelical, it should respond to evil features like this president, George Bush has done. For example, the National Cathedral service of remembrance for those who died into the twin towers, I think the president has responded wonderfully, behaving in a certain sense as presidents always have: as both prophet, [& hellip;] , as a priest. This president has responded similarly as sort of a priest who 's who comforted the nation [& hellip;] into the 9 / 11. That 's a suitable role for the president. & Quot; But unlike the followers of Bush's religious beliefs, there are those who believe that Bush is an anti-Christ, and mainly use this on the comics and the like. This cartoon is to criticize the figure of Bush is that under false pretences. And it is to criticize his recent foreign policy that believes that having a mission and a special call. The mission that does not cause anything except war, fatal accidents and victims for the world. In fact, this mission was military, because what he said: & quot; This war on terror is the calling of a new generation, is the call of our generation. Success is essential to ensure a peaceful future for our children and grandchildren. And ensure peace for the future is going to require a continued commitment by the American people and our military. & Quot; (8) However, putting all these analysis and interpretation of this cartoon by, the main question is that what causes this' cartoon making '? According to the plea imagology is & quot; the customer & rsquo; needs and desires of s &, quot;. (Karvonen, 1997) I don 't mean that encourage these makings Gradica comics or I' m against it. I 'd just like to say that the public realizes that Bush's religious rhetoric in his speeches on the war on terror is not based on reality. They discovered that there is a huge difference and interurban between Jesus and Bush and between their missions. There have generated forward this comic. References: (1) http://ping.fm/TxAxb (7) http://ping.fm/2oqPu / jesus / interviews / cizik.html (8) http://ping.fm/5urDI Erkki of http://ping.fm/K2HZr / 2004/01/20040120-7.html (4) http://ping.fm/mQOTx/2004/01/20040120-7.html (5) http://ping.fm/wU7h6 / nss/2002/nss3.html (6) of http://ping.fm/y1tYo/2002/01/20020129-11.html (2) http://ping.fm/uQDLw US/09/21/gen.president.speech / (3). Imaglogy: Some theories of the public have presented, analyzed and criticized, 1997, University of Tampere, department of journalism and mass communication cited in http://www.uta.fi/ ~ tierka / vaisum.htm

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