Building an effective resistance
The Power of Narrative
by Arthur Silber
02/26/07
Most Americans have never heard an alternative point of view — because almost no one in national life has an alternative point of view. That is why I say that a critical part of this campaign must be educational in nature: to explain, however briefly, an alternative view, specifically with regard to Iran. And consider a related point: most of you reading this are seriously engaged with political issues to one degree or another. But in many ways, that kind of involvement is a luxury unknown to most Americans. The great majority of Americans spend all their days, and often sleepless nights, worrying about very basic concerns: how to pay next month’s rent, how to afford the medical care that one of the children needs very badly, whether they can afford to go to the movies — or if they have to save that money for food next week. I think a lot of you who may read this forget how many Americans live...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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by Arthur Silber
02/26/07
Most Americans have never heard an alternative point of view — because almost no one in national life has an alternative point of view. That is why I say that a critical part of this campaign must be educational in nature: to explain, however briefly, an alternative view, specifically with regard to Iran. And consider a related point: most of you reading this are seriously engaged with political issues to one degree or another. But in many ways, that kind of involvement is a luxury unknown to most Americans. The great majority of Americans spend all their days, and often sleepless nights, worrying about very basic concerns: how to pay next month’s rent, how to afford the medical care that one of the children needs very badly, whether they can afford to go to the movies — or if they have to save that money for food next week. I think a lot of you who may read this forget how many Americans live...
http://tinyurl.com/28mbp4
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Arthur+Silber
rudkla - 28. Feb, 17:43
