Politics, globalization and 9/11
United States of America haven’t hesitated to use globalization as a tool to their propaganda. They have somehow brainwash the whole western civilization by simply controlling movies. An example would be 24 Hours, the biggest success in detective series in the United States, which describe a story where there is a ruthless struggle between a CIA agent that obey to a black and traumatized president and a small terrorist group that have a lot in common with Al Qaeda. This whole series supported the idea of patriotism and the blind support to military forces.
To support the precedent idea of propaganda through movies, in 2001 winter, there was an important meeting between Karl Rove, principal advisor of George Bush and Jack Valenti the main responsible of Hollywood studios.
Also, media played an important role in spreading messages. The global village that Internet is only helped it. Without media, none of 9/11 would have been same. Media had the control over the news. They could filter any information as they wanted. For example the anthrax problem, which resulted in fear everywhere in the United States.
Anthrax problem: Within a short time after the 9/11 terror attacks, in early October 2001, the mail system was polluted by anthrax. Since infected letters were sent to politicians and corporate media, there was maximum public attention on the dangers on a lethal anthrax attack, making postal work, mail delivery, and the opening of mail a traumatic event, infused with fear. This is exactly the goal of terrorism and media hysteria over anthrax attacks went far in promoting war fever and hysterical fear that led the public to unquestionably support whatever military retaliation, or domestic politics, the Bush administration choose to exert. Curiously, while the Bush administration seemed at first to blame the Al Qaeda network and then Iraq for the anthrax attacks, it appears that the FBI and academic experts believe the source of the attacks was an individual working for the U.S. defense and biological weapons establishment.
McDonald versus Al Qaeda
We might accuse Al Qaeda of bad globalization, must would agree, but like Americans, they just try to impose their way of thinking. Al Qaeda dreams of imposing a radical pre-modern Islam on the world, taking over and destroying Western infidel culture and imposing a homogenized Islamic fundamentalism. While searching, I have found a funny reflection which was right. McDonald’s wants also to destroy local and traditional eating habits and cuisine and replace them with a globalized and universalized menu. Is the world declaring war to them? Not really and this prove that it isn’t only the ideology of the group that is in play, but something different. I would say that usually it’s a lot more close to the economic sector.
To support the precedent idea of propaganda through movies, in 2001 winter, there was an important meeting between Karl Rove, principal advisor of George Bush and Jack Valenti the main responsible of Hollywood studios.
Also, media played an important role in spreading messages. The global village that Internet is only helped it. Without media, none of 9/11 would have been same. Media had the control over the news. They could filter any information as they wanted. For example the anthrax problem, which resulted in fear everywhere in the United States.
Anthrax problem: Within a short time after the 9/11 terror attacks, in early October 2001, the mail system was polluted by anthrax. Since infected letters were sent to politicians and corporate media, there was maximum public attention on the dangers on a lethal anthrax attack, making postal work, mail delivery, and the opening of mail a traumatic event, infused with fear. This is exactly the goal of terrorism and media hysteria over anthrax attacks went far in promoting war fever and hysterical fear that led the public to unquestionably support whatever military retaliation, or domestic politics, the Bush administration choose to exert. Curiously, while the Bush administration seemed at first to blame the Al Qaeda network and then Iraq for the anthrax attacks, it appears that the FBI and academic experts believe the source of the attacks was an individual working for the U.S. defense and biological weapons establishment.
McDonald versus Al Qaeda
We might accuse Al Qaeda of bad globalization, must would agree, but like Americans, they just try to impose their way of thinking. Al Qaeda dreams of imposing a radical pre-modern Islam on the world, taking over and destroying Western infidel culture and imposing a homogenized Islamic fundamentalism. While searching, I have found a funny reflection which was right. McDonald’s wants also to destroy local and traditional eating habits and cuisine and replace them with a globalized and universalized menu. Is the world declaring war to them? Not really and this prove that it isn’t only the ideology of the group that is in play, but something different. I would say that usually it’s a lot more close to the economic sector.
How did an idea have been transformed to a global politics?
Regional conflicts like the Israel-Palestine hostilities in the Middle East,India-Pakistan conflict, African conflicts , Philippines conflict, Columbian conflict and many other countries have used Bush administration discourse against terrorism to suppress human rights, to legitimate government oppression, and to kill political opponents throughout the world. Bush administration which continued the war against terror throughout the world, including against an imagined “axis of evil” not directly related to the Al Qaeda terror network, has weakened multilateral agreements and forces from NATO and from the UN and has increased collective insecurity immensely. The Bush administration policy of “you are with us or against us” has divided alliances, which is ever more isolating the U.S.. All of this result in producing a more polarized and conflicted world.
Consequently, Bush administration policy has arguably exploited the tragedy of
September 11 for promoting its own political agenda and interests and threatens to undermine the U.S. and world economy and American democracy in the process.
To conclude, due to their politics and mostly due to their actions, the global opinion on Americans has a lot decreased. The following board shows it well:
Regional conflicts like the Israel-Palestine hostilities in the Middle East,India-Pakistan conflict, African conflicts , Philippines conflict, Columbian conflict and many other countries have used Bush administration discourse against terrorism to suppress human rights, to legitimate government oppression, and to kill political opponents throughout the world. Bush administration which continued the war against terror throughout the world, including against an imagined “axis of evil” not directly related to the Al Qaeda terror network, has weakened multilateral agreements and forces from NATO and from the UN and has increased collective insecurity immensely. The Bush administration policy of “you are with us or against us” has divided alliances, which is ever more isolating the U.S.. All of this result in producing a more polarized and conflicted world.
Consequently, Bush administration policy has arguably exploited the tragedy of
September 11 for promoting its own political agenda and interests and threatens to undermine the U.S. and world economy and American democracy in the process.
To conclude, due to their politics and mostly due to their actions, the global opinion on Americans has a lot decreased. The following board shows it well: