tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post6139743079912187773..comments2024-03-26T10:26:51.288-04:00Comments on Jim Leff's Slog: Osama's Porn, Obama's PropagandaJim Leffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-79924789646579398072011-05-21T11:01:21.333-04:002011-05-21T11:01:21.333-04:00Oh, I agree. We shouldn't reflexively assume t...Oh, I agree. We shouldn't reflexively assume that every announcement by our leaders is a lie. On the other hand, I don't know anyone who actually does this.Jim Leffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-34637113348230922112011-05-21T10:38:57.768-04:002011-05-21T10:38:57.768-04:00I think your point is worthwhile that we accept th...I think your point is worthwhile that we accept these things unquestionably, but it is equally foolish to automatically assume that it is untrue. Blind distrust in the government is as great a folly and just as dangerous as blind trust.Mike S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-6371722958676071132011-05-20T14:49:20.234-04:002011-05-20T14:49:20.234-04:00Oh yeah, no disagreement at all with the propagand...Oh yeah, no disagreement at all with the propaganda purposes part!Ghalib Suleimanhttp://ghalib.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-17833143313486869962011-05-20T11:39:26.041-04:002011-05-20T11:39:26.041-04:00Then why announce it?
Whether or not this was a p...Then why announce it?<br /><br />Whether or not this was a propaganda-useful lie or a propaganda-useful truth, it was certainly propaganda-useful.<br /><br />And just to make sure everyone understands: I'm certainly not huffy or outraged about it ("Imagine! Insulting OBL like this!"). More of a resigned smirk, because, at least to me, it's pretty transparent.Jim Leffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-50687678362952587392011-05-19T23:32:47.856-04:002011-05-19T23:32:47.856-04:00Here's the much more likely scenario: there wa...Here's the much more likely scenario: there was porn, but it belonged to one of his staff, not him.Ghalib Suleimanhttp://ghalib.menoreply@blogger.com