My question is: since it was known that Ms. Sherrod was speaking at an NAACP gathering (after all, the whole point was to discredit the NAACP), why didn't Ben Jealous make a few internal phone calls first?
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:59:33 -0400 Subject: Re: [UC] Sherrod, and straw man technique From: wil.p...@comcast.net To: glen...@earthlink.net; univcity@list.purple.com The Sherrod incident is troublesome on many fronts. Andrew Breitbart stated on NBC News that he deliberately posted that mis-edited video as, "retribution for The Tea Party because of the NAACP's comment that The Tea Party should check and distance itself from the racist elements in the movement." He wanted to "prove" the NAACP is racist. Just because he felt like it, I guess. The irony is he ended up proving that one false word from a White man with dubious credibility had the power to unjustly affect the livelihood of an African-American woman without due process, or no questions asked. It's a textbook case on racism. My biggest disappointment was with Ben Jealous and the NAACP rushing to condemn Ms. Sherrod, knowing her history so quickly and playing into the "white persons as victims of blacks card", that is the cornerstone of the extreme right-wing movement. Breitbart also showed since one false accusation by a White person against an African-American and the subsequent reaction by the NAACP and The White House Administration demonstrates clearly, that African-Americans have no control over our lives; even if one of us is The President. Racism is prejudice with power to act on said targets of prejudice and affect the quality of their lives. On 7/22/10 9:40 AM, "Glenn moyer" <glen...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Members of our listserv have had a great deal of experience, in past years, > watching the straw man technique used against Ms. Sherrod of the USDA. > (Cutting and pasting words out of context is used to completely change the > intended meaning of the speaker.) > > Then, a barking cheese gang (Fox News) is ready to run amok with the created > straw woman to make the initial lie into the big lie (see Goebbels > description > of the big lie). > > > As in the Sherrod case, the creation of the straw man is usually done because > the victims real meaning can not be defeated through logic and rational > arguments! The power of the deceiving gang and repitition of the lie is > designed to overpower the individual victim, who has limited resources to > fight back. It is also a condescending technique against all citizens, > designed to manipulate everyone, who might accept the lie. (All of America > was the target of the Sherrod lie, not merely Ms. Sherrod) > > When this deception technique is exposed and shown to be deliberate, citizens > must completely reject those who originate and knowingly support the straw > creation. Otherwise, like here in the district, some "community leaders" will > employ the technique over and over. This type of deception used against > ACORN > and Ms. Sherrod must not be ignored or swept under the rug, as was so often > demanded in this district! > > Logic, rhetoric, and philosophy need to be brought back to the curriculum in > American education! Otherwise, this technique will continue to be used > against all of us! > > Glenn > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
