Aha! Those of you who think I am just a smart-ass with my cartoons and lampoons better think again. An editorial in USA Today says that ridicule is an effective weapon against the terrorists.
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An effective weapon against terrorists: Ridicule
By Peter SchweizerIs America taking terrorists too seriously? In the wake of continued threats, that might seem like a ridiculous question. But in terms of the psychology of the war on terrorism, it's a question that needs to be asked.
In a brilliant new white paper on public diplomacy, Michael Waller, the
Walter and Leonore Annenberg chair in International Communication at The
Institute of World Politics, makes a strong case for America's employing a new
powerful weapon against the terrorists: ridicule. "Ridicule raises morale at
home. Ridicule strips the enemy/adversary of his mystique and prestige. Ridicule
erodes the enemy's claim to justice. Ridicule eliminates the enemy's image of
invincibility. Directed properly at an enemy, ridicule can be a fate worse than
death," writes Waller.
History teaches that ridicule weakens the moral and political capital of our enemies. Ronald Reagan employed it with great effect during the Cold War. We all remember the "evil empire" speech, but what about the jokes? Two guys were standing in line at the vodka store. They were there for half an hour, then an hour, then an hour and a half. "I'm sick of this," one finally said. "I'm going over to the Kremlin to shoot (Mikhail) Gorbachev." The man left and returned about an hour later. "Well, did you shoot him?" "Heck no," he responded. "The line up there is a lot longer than this one."
7 comments:
Why - that's just ridiculous !!
That's a joke son... :-)
Gary
Well ...... I can see there'll be no livin with ya now ! :-)
I mean, now that you are vindicated.
So boggie on...... Later
Gary
PS, I do wish you would consider turnig some of your obvious passion and dedication to some very pressing "Home" issues. The country could benefit.
Gary, I took a look at the blog you mentioned, by Bill Totten. So what else do you want me to read?
http://athada.blogspot.com/2006/03/end-is-near.html#comments
And look farther.... there is much to know.
Gary
But the author doesn't recommend ridiculing The Death Cult itself, so he's only scratching the surface.
To win the war against terror we've got to make Microdick Mo ("Thank Allah for little girls cos I'm no good with real women") look ridiculous. We've got to satirise his ranting Murder Manual, and we've got to make ROP an object of scorn and derision, rather than of fear or hate.
Bombheads, ricin-burger vendors, Sudden Jihad Syndrome Sufferers and all the rest of the Jihad Barmy Army derive their identity and self-worth from the child-insertable prophet and his syphilitic hallucinations. Regretably, the Koran is all too frequently printed on paper which is neither soft nor absorbent enough to serve any useful purpose.
If you can turn Mo, ROP and the Rantings into jokes you will have destroyed terrorism.
Mustafa, I agree with you completely!!
Mo is the foundation of their religion, so let's go after the foundation. If all we do is tell the truth about him, he will wind up looking ridiculous.
Super color scheme, I like it! Good job. Go on.
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