The American Empire has a new PR Rep. Madison Avenue has worked it magic once again. Never underestimate the power of a marketing gimmick.
From Obama's inaugural:
Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred… Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land — a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable… our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause… We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense… To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West… you are on the wrong side of history… [and] we will defeat you…The fear of hegemonic decline is palpable. The ideology of Manifest Destiny is given a new lease on life.
The above is how the interests and values of the ruling class are transmitted to subaltern classes. These are the cognitive bonds that keep us safely within the Matrix. We are batteries. Power source to a Death Machine.
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