Category: American History
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47 Percenters and Guerrilla Decontextualization (Part 1): Dreams and Nightmares – by Aberjhani
Cover of October 2012 Mother Jones Magazine. Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at this point can claim with some justification that the media’s treatment…
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Savannah Talks Troy Anthony Davis No. 17: 1st Anniversary of the Execution – by Aberjhani
Mosaic poster of executed prisoner Troy Anthony Davis. (Courtesy of NAACP) From the time he was first placed on trial for the murder of Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail in 1989 until his death by execution one year ago, September 21, 2011, more questions than answers have tended to…
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In Aftermath of 9/11 Community Exercises Creative Options – by Aberjhani
Visitors at South Pool of 9/11 Memorial in New York City (photo by Jim Young for Reuters) “Democracy does not have to be a blood sport. It can be an honorable enterprise that advances the public interest.” ––former U.S. President Bill Clinton When former…
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Catching up with Our Humanity – Guerrilla Decontextualization
“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity…”– Albert Einstein Guerrilla Decontextualization is a study of trends in social media, mainstream media, and general human conduct that focus on the practice of intentionally distorting images or information for the purpose of gaining influence or popularity. Examples of it are…
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