Lego Land
In 1995 I came back from Cuba and brought my brother a CD. He and I are big tropical music fans. I was surprised at his response; "They have CDs?" "They're one of the few countries that manufacture interferon", I told him. That's the same cluelessness I had about the level of Iran's sophistication I had prior to seeing their Lego clips. I was shocked, at not just the level of their artistic creativity, but the depth of their information about our politics and our culture - and how apparently out of tune we are with theirs.
We are insulated by our cultural hubris. These folks that are resisting stronger cultures and hegemonic powers are finding ways, like they did with the asymmetrical warfare, to get their information out.
I have been less than impressed over the years with the level of the supposed discourse that I've been seeing from conservatives. They're flat, primal, solely reactionary, and, quite frankly, too often nonsensical drive-bys. The Lego clips stood out. A lot of what they're speaking is truth; some of it pap.
I started collecting them at the very beginning but now there are too many to keep up with.
I've picked out a few, trying my best not to further the propaganda aims of these things and trying to stick to what seem like valid criticisms - and artistry.
Trump: Little truth in his trash. Sabre rattlin' diplomacy profit
Betrayal of promises - You broke the trust - See ya later alligator
Peace on paper, Ports on pause - 12-hour truce while the straight shut down by the afternoon - sell it to the people not the news
No way out - why we goin to war - thirsty for gas - the exit is gone while he's burning the cash
Maniac in charge He on the phone talking tough like a sitcom, bomb this, hit that like a board game brag while the map got names he barely can flag - golf cart general tweet-sized strategies, talking about war like it's brand new batteries, change them, charge them quick-clip fantasies, meanwhile kids duck dust, breathe gasoline - maximum pressure, that's a phrase not the plan - oil on the brain, camera in his hand, lose lips, tight sanctions, whole world watching a tantrum
The key is turning the gavel is coming down - hear the tick tock - facing starvation because of one man's escalation.
It's because of the fact that they are propaganda - being spoon fed to us in a unique ways - that they are making headway and why we need to stay conscious of their true nature. It softens our image of them as fringe crazies. They're effective. We're now seeing that some of the points they make appear here as talking points and they are morphing into a part of the national debate as a phenomena of their own worthy of dissection for years to come.
And some other commentary:
As for Impact:
Spain post featuring a real family tragedy
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Propaganda that stings:
you tweet another threat, another fake attack, but we all know why your portfolio's flat, you need the market to drop, the oil to crash, then you buy at the bottom flip it for cash.
Supposed motive behind the rescue of the pilot and taunting Trump - they came for our uranium - stop running away keep your boots on the ground
Poking the bear: Iran closed the straight now what you gonna do
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