The Kings have always sacrificed their pawns, and generally their pawns go willingingly because they have been convinced it is the noble thing to do.
Tom C. >From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times >Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:08:03 -0500 > >Public television is running a new World War II series produced by Ken >Burns (who produced the award winning US Civil War monograph). It has >been 10 hours of TV this week, tracing people in 4 US cities and their >experiences with the war - Waterbury, Conneticut - Sacramento, >California - a small town in rural Minnesota - another town in >Lousiana or Alabama. The picture of life in those times makes our >times look cynical and self absorbed. > >It is propaganda to use the flag raising picture to try and make >people buy War Bonds and dig deeper to support the cause. >It is not propaganda to try and make those sacrificing at home see >some glimmer of hope and share in a national pride for their >sacrifices. >Propaganda to me is about manipulating the national sentiment to >support bad causes. I know others will differ with me on this. > >Regards, Bob S. > >On 9/28/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bob Sullivan" > > Subject: Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times > > > > > > > Bill and Tom, > > > > > > What is a propaganda photo? > > > The flag raising at Iwo Jima was an inspirational moment by design. > > > It was a premature 'celebration' of victory, 2 days into a grim 30 day > > > battle. > > > The flag was raised to inspire those fighting on the island below. > > > > > > The photo took on a propaganda aura based on how the media handled it, > > > the events themselves (a difficult battle), and the qualities of the > > > photo itself. The US government used the photo as the centerpiece of > > > a massive War Bond drive - the kind of promotional campaign that would > > > make Nike look like a lightweight in comparison today. (Imagine > > > financing Vietnam from 'donations' to War Bonds instead of deficit > > > spending!) > > > > > > Propaganda is a loaded word. > > > > Technically, it is information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread >widely > > to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc, >nothing > > more, nothing less. > > > > I'm guessing that had the Vietnam war more going for it than pocket pool > > ideology, it would have been more popular, I am sure. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
