[Air-l] US election:, media, Dean scream and technology

[Collette Snowden]

Hi,

Just interrupting some marking for a quick response

--- "Robert M. Tynes" <rtynes at u.washington.edu> wrote:
> Yes, the US elections have a substantial effect
> worldwide. And I think many Americans realize this.
> However, 'we' are not in the center of the election
> process anymore than 'you' are. Yes, Americans are
> closer than the rest of the world, but the power to
> put someone in the presidential office is
> orchestrated by political strategists and elites.
> 'We' are bombarded by their preferred messages via
> the press. (The media doesn't lie, except in a few
> rare instances. The press is often manipulated
> though.)So how do we pick the real deal?
> 
> These days it takes considerable effort to wade
> through all that spin (enter the Internet as one
> tool. Which is more informative: blogs, white papers
> posted online, databases, google search results, OR
> George W. Bush's website?). It takes mucho critical
> analysis about the issues too. Sadly, though, I
> don't see that happening on a large scale in the US,
> which is why social movements are so important. If
> the majority of Americans can't dig deeply into the
> info then others must do so -- to become the
> deciphering system for the populace. It's the
> traditional two-step flow system (opinion leaders
> and what not) in reverse. That's how the power of
> the vote is regained. 
> 
> As is, all I hear is: Dean screams too loud and
> Kerry looks electable. That's how 'we' vote.
> 
> -robert
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, Charlie Breindahl wrote:
> 
> > > Who's we, and why do we think their is an us?
> Constitutional mythos?
> > > 
> > > I wish there was a we.
> > > 
> > > -robert
> > 
> > This debate serves as a just reminder that the US
> elections have a
> > considerable effect outside the US. Electionwise,
> though, those of us who
> > are not allowed to vote in US elections because we
> live outside the US are
> > even further from 'we' status. To us, 'we' are, in
> fact, 'you'   :o)
> > 
> > 
> > Forgive me, it has been a long week.
> > 
> > Best,
> > Charlie
> > --
> > Charlie Breindahl
> > Ph.D. Student, Copenhagen + Malmö
> > 
> > Web:    http://staff.hum.ku.dk/hitch/
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> > E-mail: hitch at hum.ku.dk
> > 
> > "For the modern Don Quixote, the windmills have
> been preprogrammed to turn
> > into knights"
> >         - Janet H. Murray
> > 
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