George Bush Don’t Like Black People
Tama Leaver points to a powerful video clip: George Bush Don’t Like Black People.
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Tama Leaver points to a powerful video clip: George Bush Don’t Like Black People.
A lie that’s made into a music video still remains a lie.
Yeah, maybe. But I do wonder whether Bush’s response (or any President — Republican or Democrat) would have been a bit more urgent if the pictures were of thousands of white people stuck in a flood.
In any case, the reason I highlighted it is because it’s an important propaganda development. Some rapper makes a comment about Bush, and within days it’s been turned into a song and a music video, and distributed widely over the internet. This supports your view that the mainstream media and politicians are under threat from the speed of the internet and grassroots activists. The turnaround on this was extremely quick, and it’s got a powerful (if dirty) message that could do serious damage to Bush. That’s exciting, even if you disagree with it.
I wouldn’t worry too much about the meida or politicians.
When a rapper lies (or states his opinion, or whatever), it makes a music video, which gets distributed on the internet and seen by millions.
When Bush lies, the mainstream media supports it and pushes it on the news for days. It gets seen and heard by hundreds of millions.
Good point about the rapid reaction, Robert.
It’s one that applies to all sides of politics in the Internet environment. I’m thinking of the “Dean Scream” remixes that were out within days of the New Hampshire primary last year.
I think it is more of a case of the yanks under financing another major task they are presented with. They underfund (and understaff) their war efforts and they do things by halves with just about everything else too.