04/28/2002 Archived Entry: "New 57 cent stamp, and the New World Order"

Al Martin's Imperial State Power in America is no doubt some raw stuff. While the stamps would not surprise me a bit, that ed McMahon commercial for the DOJ seems a bit over the edge. Martin, who lives at an undisclosed location, since the criminals named in his book have been returned to national power and prominence, mentions this one:

A new commercial with Ed McMahon, the new Department of Justice spokesman, is advertising this program on TV. He's the pitchman for the Neighborhood Watch and the Civilian Defense Force in the new so-called "public service" announcements. The triangular arm badges are red, white, and blue and the words "Homeland Security" are above and the Imperial State Eagle design is in the center.

And this second ad:

Another commercial, which is now in production, will show a quiet peaceful neighborhood with American flags plastered everywhere. And everybody's got a George Bush bumper sticker. Then you'll see a troop of seven or eight year old kids coming home from elementary school marching, with their uniforms of white shirts and blouses and blue pants. They have their child's Civilian Defense Force volunteer armbands on and their Good Citizen badges that the local CDF chapter leader gave them. But they're actually marching down the street with big smiles on their faces. And the kid in the front who's leading them is holding up a little American flag. The child will be talking to the commander of the group, who's telling the child about being obedient to your parents and being obedient to your government.

Together:

The commercials, narrated by Ed McMahon, suggest that you cooperate with the Neighborhood Watch Association and the Civilian Defense Force. You will be told how to spot "suspicious" characters or even people you might have known all your life, who are suddenly acting "out of character." Then the camera pans down a row of townhouses, and there's an American flag in front of every house. The voice-over says "inform the authorities of anything you see that's suspicious" and then the camera stops at the one house that doesn't have an American flag flying outside -- and then it continues to pan down the way. Then they show a picture of the Neighborhood Crime Watch representative with his orange and black State Security cap and the triangular Homeland Security Imperial State Power badge, holding a clipboard, smiling and asking questions. Then Mrs. Smith answers the door smiling.

Is this true? It's not the first time I've run across Martin. But this seems really out there. I don't own a TV, so can't really confirm it myself (I'll try and look for further documentation on the net). I have read where Bush & McCain are basically going to co-opt the Americorps program with some sort of youth martial mentality. Seems plausible, but the Bush bumberstickers in the ads? Call me skeptical.

Martin also has some interesting facts on the new stamp, which does have an imperialistic tinge to it, but I've seen this logo before in propoganda.

Apparently, Martin has been working with this theme for a few articles now, these military guys, when they go left, have a tendency to scare the shit out of liberals, and I think they like to do it. This one, The Bushonian Agenda: Citizen Profiling & Internal Security , shows how the Americorps is going to be parceled out to drive the Homeland Security agenda.

I have thought for some time, with the way that the US cities have been trending toward not only a Democratic majority, but with the socialists/greens/progressives becoming the de facto opposition, amidst the collapse of the big city Republican party, that the main mechanisms in the Terror Agenda would be focused in the urban and suburban areas of the country, because that is where the numbers are breaking away the most strongly.

I remember the first time I went down to Latin America, in the 80's, and saw guys with guns on the streets, military officials. I remember thinking of how fortunate I was to live in a place where this was not the case. Well, 20 years later, here it is. Knocking on our door? Naw, forget that, they don't give a shit if you are typing away stuff on the keyboard. They are more concerned with instilling a fear in the people actions.