Liz Marcs on Pearl Harbour and 9/11

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I tend to treat the distortions of history as a joke in my games. But there's a much more serious side to it, distortion of history for political purposes.

If you don't already have liz_marcs friended you may not have seen this. If you're at all concerned about current political trends it's well worth a look.

Comments

[houses7177.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link. It's something everyone should read, IMHO.

[w00hoo.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link. I'm going to be late for Gaming now (like that's a first!) but it's for a good cause. Thanks.

[saranjeuhal.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link. I've reposted a link in my own LJ because this should be read by others too.

She hit the nail right on the head. I was meant to be in one of the towers that day to run a training class (for an extended period). The company in question cancelled it the week before, throwing a lot of my plans awry considering that I had blocked out a 2 month period from other work, as well as already spent a couple of months preparing custom training material. Instead, I got to watch the event on television, and have my wife just sit and hug me, glad that I was home and not there.

It's all propoganda, and it's going to come back and bit those using it on the arse.

[cobrabay.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting the link. Of course, the propaganda piece she is referring to, The Path to 9/11 is on BBC2 tonight and tomorrow.

[heliograph.livejournal.com]

In Rhode Island, one state south of where she lives, VJ Day is still a state holiday. Gov't offices are closed, etc.

Just some US trivia for ya'. In case you were wondering, Rhode Island does not celebrate VE Day.