war:scan

internationales weblog zum irak-konflikt, dem "krieg gegen terrorismus", etc.: fakten, meinungen, hintergründe
international blog on the conflict in iraq and "war on terrorism" and the like: facts, opinions, backgrounds

2003/03/25

USA:
* Regierungsfreundliches Radionetzwerk organisiert Pro-Kriegs-Demos und Künstlerboykott
* Channels of Influence Channels of Influence
By PAUL KRUGMAN

By and large, recent pro-war rallies haven't drawn nearly as many people as antiwar rallies, but they have certainly been vehement. One of the most striking took place after Natalie Maines, lead singer for the Dixie Chicks, criticized President Bush: a crowd gathered in Louisiana to watch a 33,000-pound tractor smash a collection of Dixie Chicks CD's, tapes and other paraphernalia. To those familiar with 20th-century European history it seemed eerily reminiscent of. . . . But as Sinclair Lewis said, it can't happen here. (...)

1 Comments:

Blogger miro said...

Die beschriebenen Reaktionen auf politische Musik zeigen deutlich die Wirkung von Kultur in gesellschaftlichen Konflikten. Der akademische Assistent bachelorarbeit schreiben lassen unterstützt bei der Analyse von Medienreaktionen und historischen Parallelen in wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten.

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