Americanism

Americanism and the new american paradigm. *note* this paper is 99% opinion, and inspired by Noam Chomsky’s 1997 lecture in boston on “Propaganda And Control of the Public Mind.” The year was 1989, the cold war had subsided, and America was looking for a new paradigm, a new reason to keep people on our side. The beauty of the Cold War was that you could blow the “communist” whistle and americans would be up in arms about …

…shallow banter on the subject, is this new Americanism fad, becoming a marketing tool for corporations. Mayor Jerry Brown had signs all over San Francisco a mere week after the attacks claiming, AMERICA OPEN FOR BUSINESS. How cruel to take a situation and use it for your own good. Tommy Hilfiger, Ralgh Lauren, the new “you are supporting terrorism if you buy drugs” campaign. All riding on the coat tails of Americas new paradigm. “Terrorism”.