Terrorized by 'War on Terror': How a Three-Word Mantra Has Undermined America
Brzezinski's article on the power of repetitive language used by the Bush administration to control our thoughts is directly on point and timely to this project. Not only is democracy and freedom oppressed when its people are reduced to being led by slogans, but the world is in trouble when a powerful nation begins en masse, to live unthinkingly by them.
The Sanskrit word "mantra" comes from the root "man" meaning mind and "-tra" meaning tool. So a mantra is literally defined as a mind tool, or in the case of the Bush administration's mantra, WAR ON TERROR, as an instrument that has the power to control thought.
The truth behind Brzezinski's words is one of the motivations behind the Mantra Trailer, which I hope will serve as a homeopathic and creative remedy to the mass media slogans he's talking about. Read Brzezinski's article and consider it.
LIFE LIBERTY & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS or WAR ON TERROR - you choose!
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