Comments on: Domestic terrorism: the mainstream media must stop spreading the Lone Wolf Flu

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:20:17 +0000

It goes back to at least Mao and probably centuries that individuals or cells act independently within an organization. Besides providing plausible deniability, as Seeing Eye Chick points out, for the leaders, it avoids implicating the whole group.

Outstanding post.

By: Howie Felch

Howie Felch — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:15:13 +0000

BTW, I think the wolves in the picture are wicked cute.

By: Seeing Eye Chick

Seeing Eye Chick — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:37:22 +0000

Its all about Plausible Deniability. That is all the Lone Wolf and Leaderless Resistance is about. I really have to question any so-called professional incapable of figuring that part out.

Its doing the dirty work–one might think of a cat’s paw, except there is collusion and agreement in motivation and desired outcome. I really perceive that Lakoff was onto something when he was critical about America, and those left of center, for allowing those right of center and those REICH of center to frame the debate.

Words are powerful. Maybe its time we use them in their correct context. Such as in the post above.

If you consider how many of these organizations have a paramilitary feel about their organization and mentality. Then perceiving these acts of “Lone Wolf” or “Leaderless Resistance” as what are called “Black Ops” isn’t a stretch at all–nor would the phrase, “Skunk Works” be out of the question either.

When one listens to the number of times military or martial language is employed about “Culture Wars,” “Revolutions” “enemies” and I am sure there are loads of other examples out there, then clearly treating them simply as a dissidents is not appropriate. These are militants. Many of them Armed militants. And they perceive the government as the enemy and supporters of the government brain washed zombies, and the land they live in to be–behind enemy lines or in hostile territory.

How would you act if you truly believed the above?

But then again, it helps if we actually have an administration in charge that have an interest in busting these groups for illegal activity, rather than trying to gerrymander laws to permit the crimes or in the very least turn a blind eye to them.

I have said it before in other forums, and I will say it here. There needs to be increased scrutiny in our government agencies that are associated with prosecution and investigation of these particular crimes ,as well as those agencies that deal with the issues of contention themselves. Housecleaning may be in order.

I am asking the questions: why are we only prosecuting these people now? A change of administration shouldnt signal a change in law.

By: Dr. Denny

Dr. Denny — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:34:38 +0000

“Second, “balance” is never an excuse to sidestep the truth.”

This reminds of something CNN’s Christiane Amanpour said:

“Objectivity means trying to give all sides a hearing. It does not, in my view, mean treating all sides as equal.”

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:23:38 +0000

Thanks, Howie. The press has become what it is not because reporters are bad people, but because of bad economic policies. Reagan’s FCC hatchet men Fowler and Brenner said “the public interest is what the public is interested in,” and when that kind of asshaberdashery becomes the law of the land it’s only a matter of time.

Sadly, the MSM’s performance of late is precisely what I’d expect…

By: Howie Felch

Howie Felch — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:16:26 +0000

A great read, as usual, Sam. Once again, as we all know, the wholly owned subsidiary of the GOP known as our mainstream media is failing us catastrophically. Not at all surprising, but still depressing.
Fortunately, (unfortunately) this thing is heating up to the point where the plausible deniability will soon be gone due to the frequency and deadliness of the attacks and clearly delineated “political” leanings of their perpetrators. Sooner or later, they will have to call it what it is and blame the guilty. I really feel this phenomenon could permanently damage the credibility of the right wing in this country, and to some extent, it already should have, but for the imbedded propagandists in the media dutifully muddying they waters.