Issue 12
In this issue the authors Henry A. Giroux and Georgie Ann Weatherby & Brian Scoggins quarrel over the way "hate speechs" are masked in media today. This is done by entertainment, humor, and manipulate beliefs. This masked hate is what makes extremist groups successful. In the First Amendment their is a freedom of speach, but the internet leaves our freedom far behond what the consitution states.
First Amendment – Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Yes: Henry A. Giroux - Living in a Culture of Cruelty: Democracy as Spectacle
The issue of day to day life can be seen to have shifted to a society that measures the worth of human life in terms of cost-benefit analyses. With the economy today it is not only as working to get ahead but its a daily stuggle to survive. There is a growing dominance of the right-wing.
right wing
1. conservative: those members of a group or political party who hold more conservative views than the others
The masked hate is also evident in video games such as "Grand Theft Auto", television shows such as "24". There are also pornographic glorification of glamorized violence, fantasy, and escapism, this can be seen on "Dexter" which is on HBO and portrays serial killers. On YouTuve in July 2009 the author presents that over 85K videos with 'bum' in the title and over 5K of 'bum fighting'.
NO: Georgie Ann Watherby and Brian Scoggings
ReplyDeleteA Content Analysis of Persuasion Techniques Used on White Supremacist Websites
The Supreme Court has declared that the Internet is like a public square, and it is therefore unconstitutional for the government to censor website. The internet has the capability to reach so many more people than any other media form.
Low ball technique is a tecnique wherein compliance is gained by not telling the person the whole story. This is how most propaganda work. Those susceptible to the different techiques are those with low self-esteem.
Door-in-the-face is when someone initially is asked to peform a large request, and then is asked to perform a smaller one.
Pique technique refers to arousing someone's interest with something unusual. For extermeists the internet becomes an excellent medium for recruitment, for example KKK, The Aryan Nations, Neo-Nazi group (The National Alliance), and so on.