PBU - or not...
Well, I have been let down by the topic selection for this week's PBU post. I decided to go to the blogroll and check out what others were posting to maybe get some ideas on how to develop the topic. Turns out, quite a few others decided to ditch the topic too. The topic, for those interested, is Red Scare in 2005(?).
Now, I can see the connection. I mean, according to the Wikipedia free encyclopedia site, the term "Red Scare" has been applied to two distinct periods of intense anti-Communism in United States history that were characterized by the suspicion and aggressive investigation of persons associated with communist and socialist ideology or political movements. The right to free association in America makes it impossible to convict a citizen for simply belonging to a subversive group, or groups and individuals who sympathize with these groups. However, during the first Red Scare, the Espionage Act was extended with the passing of the Sedition Act in 1918. These laws made it illegal to speak out against the U.S. government as well as giving the Postmaster General power to deny mail of citizens suspected of being dissenters. However, the United States later repealed both of these acts in 1921.
The roots of the Red Scare lie in the efforts of the U.S. government to suppress dissent and engineer pro-war opinion (for American entry into World War I). From the efforts of the government to promote their agenda while concurrently censor various media, the feelings of the public majority shifted from being strongly isolationist to actively pro-war in a matter of months.
Hmmm, so, maybe a little connective to today's events. However, I would have said it is more "Red Scare 2001-present". Anyway, that's the topic.
I think that (again) I am outdone by the post by DemiOrator on the possible secession of Vermont. That is a much more interesting topic to me than putting a label on political tactics (no matter how underhanded).
Also, I think that this site is rather poignant.
Finally, this seems to be a popular idea going around the blog world... are you one of the more motivated writers out there? I would do it but I am busy with my own 175 pg masterpiece (*snicker*). I think I would like to write a sci-fi novel that is of an Orwellian theme. Really delve into that depressing, anti-utopian future that I easily imagine.
Is there something wrong with me? I am sooo negative about the future of the human race (generally). And why do I still want to have kids? I confuse myself. Maybe I could write about that instead... the next year. Could you imagine if you did this just every other year of your adult life! Whoa. That's a lot of novels, like, 30.
Credit: These Monday entries are my attempt to add my voice to the cause for the Progressive Blogger Union (PBU). If you care to read what other PBU members have written about this week's topic, you can look under the subject header "PBU44" at the PBU group at Flickr. Or you can plug "PBU44" into the Technorati search engine.
Now, I can see the connection. I mean, according to the Wikipedia free encyclopedia site, the term "Red Scare" has been applied to two distinct periods of intense anti-Communism in United States history that were characterized by the suspicion and aggressive investigation of persons associated with communist and socialist ideology or political movements. The right to free association in America makes it impossible to convict a citizen for simply belonging to a subversive group, or groups and individuals who sympathize with these groups. However, during the first Red Scare, the Espionage Act was extended with the passing of the Sedition Act in 1918. These laws made it illegal to speak out against the U.S. government as well as giving the Postmaster General power to deny mail of citizens suspected of being dissenters. However, the United States later repealed both of these acts in 1921.
The roots of the Red Scare lie in the efforts of the U.S. government to suppress dissent and engineer pro-war opinion (for American entry into World War I). From the efforts of the government to promote their agenda while concurrently censor various media, the feelings of the public majority shifted from being strongly isolationist to actively pro-war in a matter of months.
Hmmm, so, maybe a little connective to today's events. However, I would have said it is more "Red Scare 2001-present". Anyway, that's the topic.
I think that (again) I am outdone by the post by DemiOrator on the possible secession of Vermont. That is a much more interesting topic to me than putting a label on political tactics (no matter how underhanded).
Also, I think that this site is rather poignant.
Finally, this seems to be a popular idea going around the blog world... are you one of the more motivated writers out there? I would do it but I am busy with my own 175 pg masterpiece (*snicker*). I think I would like to write a sci-fi novel that is of an Orwellian theme. Really delve into that depressing, anti-utopian future that I easily imagine.
Is there something wrong with me? I am sooo negative about the future of the human race (generally). And why do I still want to have kids? I confuse myself. Maybe I could write about that instead... the next year. Could you imagine if you did this just every other year of your adult life! Whoa. That's a lot of novels, like, 30.
Credit: These Monday entries are my attempt to add my voice to the cause for the Progressive Blogger Union (PBU). If you care to read what other PBU members have written about this week's topic, you can look under the subject header "PBU44" at the PBU group at Flickr. Or you can plug "PBU44" into the Technorati search engine.
1 Comments:
Looks like PBU is no more...
I was also a little angered by the topics. The whole world was talking about one thing, and PBU would send us a popic out of left field, as if to say," No lets talk about this"
So I gave up. I went to the site today and it looks like the people have rolled up shop :(
Sad...
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