{"id":1565,"date":"2008-12-18T04:02:26","date_gmt":"2008-12-17T18:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2008-12-18T22:56:59","modified_gmt":"2008-12-18T12:56:59","slug":"heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=1565","title":{"rendered":"Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"

X Factor Heroes?<\/a><\/p>\n

14\/12\/08<\/p>\n

In response to the release of the X Factor\u2019s \u2018Hero\u2019 in support of Britain\u2019s occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq \u00e9ir\u00edg\u00ed has compiled an alternative video highlighting the true nature of modern day imperialism.<\/p>\n

[Since \u00e9ir\u00edg\u00ed uploaded its version of X Factor Heroes on Dec 13, it has been shut down on various video sharing networks. To safely download the full version right-click here<\/a>, and feel free to distribute via the net.]<\/p>\n

Viewer discretion is advised as some may find some of the scenes contained within this video disturbing.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly – it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over.\u2019<\/p>\n

The propagandists of the British state clearly agree with the substance of the quote above. Since the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq began a small number of points have been endlessly repeated. Chief amongst these constant themes has been the assertion that the people of Britain should support \u2018our boys\u2019 as they \u2018do a difficult job\u2019 in far-off lands.<\/p>\n

The fact that this \u2018difficult job\u2019 is a product of British and American imperialism is conveniently forgotten. That this \u2018difficult job\u2019 involves the deaths of millions of people is routinely ignored. Support for \u2018our boys\u2019 overrides all other considerations and political judgements. You are either with us or against us. Sympathy is to be reserved for British soldiers injured and killed alone. The suffering of those maimed and murdered by those same troops is not worthy of mention.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks the British media has succeeded in creating a near-frenzy of support for those British soldiers serving in occupied Afghanistan and Iraq. For the entire month of November it seemed that every public figure in Britain was permanently sporting a poppy on their lapels. Traditionally worn as a tribute to those who died in past wars the poppy has now become a public expression of support for Britain\u2019s modern day great wars.<\/p>\n

This is the backdrop against which the producers of the \u2018X-Factor\u2019 television show chose to release the \u2018Hero\u2019 single at the start of November. While the lyrics of the song refer to the \u2018hero that lies in you\u2019 the accompanying video alternates between the young singers and smiling British soldiers, re-united with their families on return from Afghanistan and Iraq. These images stand in stark contrast to the reality of the millions of families that have been torn asunder \u2013 quite literally on many occasions – by the actions of these soldiers and the government they serve.<\/p>\n

The marketing of both the song and video has been tireless with commercial radio and television stations dutifully playing their part in supporting \u2018our boys\u2019. That the audience of the \u2018X-Factor\u2019 is largely made up of young teenagers makes the whole exercise all the more disturbing. For this generation a relatively innocent talent show has been cynically hijacked by those who wish to justify the savagery of modern-day imperialism.<\/p>\n

It can be expected that the British state will continue to practise the propaganda advice contained within the quote at the start of this article – a fact that becomes all the more understandable when the author of that quote is revealed. He, himself, knew how to rally popular support at home for brutal occupations abroad. He also knew how to create sympathy for the perpetrator at the expense of the victim. His name? Joseph Goebbels.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bonus!<\/h2>\n

Throw a shoe at Bush<\/a>. Free Muntazer al-Zeidi!<\/a><\/p>\n

Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad on Sunday, while yelling in Arabic: “This is a farewell kiss, you dog, this is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Don Martin – Bushkiller Style Mixtape<\/a>
\nBy Don Martin \u22c5 November 5, 2008<\/p>\n

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Added Bonus!<\/h2>\n

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