Re: new immanence - Chirac cheats!

In a message dated 2/18/2003 8:19:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
Damian.Popolo@newcastle.ac.uk writes:

> Yes it does. If a bucnch of people manifest because of pressures form the 
> media, and not because of a well thought critical stance, for them to shut up 
> it is enough for the media to shut up - just like for 
> Afghanistan (or 
> Chechenya, for that matter)

I'm not sure exactly what 'the media' has been like in Europe, but in the US, 
practically the only mainstream attention the anti-war movement received 
pre-F-15 were claims that its leadership is dominated by unpatriotic communists 
and anti-semites.  Bush actually went to court to undermine the NYC 
demonstration, an exceptional step for a US president.  Nor was the Democratic 
Party encouraging people to demonstrate.

As Berlusconi is himself a media tycoon aware that his pro-war stance is 
unpopular, I doubt the Italian media was imploring people to demonstrate.

While Blair has isolated himself politically through his hawkishness, its not 
my impression that the British press actively endorses an anti-war movement.

Steven Sherman