#George W.Bush

[ronnydeschepper]

De peperbus van nonkel Miele (81): de dreigingen van Trump

35 jaar geleden op 20 december 1989 vielen de Verenigde Staten het Centraal-Amerikaanse land Panama binnen om de regering af te zetten en zijn leider gevangen te nemen. Vandaag wordt het land opnieuw bedreigd in zijn soevereiniteit door de verkozen president Donald Trump. Hij wil terug de controle over het Panamakanaal. Ook de dreigende uitspraken ten aanzien van Canada en Groenland geven ons een…

[gracieeolivia]

Does media influence and encourage negative racial stereotypes and Islamophobia?

What are racial stereotypes?

Racial stereotypes are a set of offensive characteristics about a particular group, a generalised conclusion of how each member of this group will act, and in this case, Muslims are portrayed in an incredibly harmful way.

Where did the stereotypes begin?

In 2001, America experienced a terrorist attack on the 11th of September at 1:14pm. The twin towers were destroyed by two planes, along with several other locations, led by group Al-Qaeda. 9/11 was widely covered in the media, and the reports contributed to a mass formation of racial stereotypes, stemming from hatred, anger and despair. There were significant hardships following the attacks for american-muslim citizens, and even those who weren’t of the religion, but were mistaken to be. 

What did Muslims face following 9/11?

The FBI reported a 1600% (specifically 1617% (Alfonseca, 2011)) increase in Muslim hate-crimes, including varied discrimination, anti-Islam protests, property damage and mosque fires, physical assaults and several murders (Alsultany, 2013). 

Television represented Muslims in an attempt to show that the US had no part in these horrifying racial stereotypes by including ‘good’ Muslims in their story lines. This showed two types of character: victims of post 9/11 stereotypes and patriotic US citizens, who fought alongside the government against terrorism. This was intended make viewers sympathise with the “enemy”, showing that not all Muslims planned to commit such heinous acts, but these special episodes usually concluded that while it was not ideal, Muslims would simply have to endure maltreatment during the national security crisis, therefore creating an extremely low societal norm for Muslims living in the US (Alsultany, 2013).

ABC news - groups of anti-Islam protestors.

Psychology of persuasion:

Milgram (1963) completed a study where participants were asked (by an authority figure) to administer electric shocks to a learner. He found that when a person of power gave an instruction, despite personal beliefs, they majority obeyed. 

When someone is seen as an expert, they may be influential to large groups, as they are seen to provide correct information and intelligence. 

Informational social influence may also affect a person’s behaviour and beliefs. Psychologist Asch (1951) gathered a group of actors and a few participants to identify same-length lines. When multiple actors, despite being obviously wrong, gave an answer, real participants gave the same answer with a desire to fit in. 

People may also be persuaded through normative social influence, where the desire to be right influences beliefs and behaviour. Psychologist Jenness (1932) asked participants to estimate the amount of beans in a jar. In groups, people gave the same answers, while individually they were all different. 

A cult of personality also majorly influences large groups, Khrushchev (1956) found that when one person with heroic and idealised characteristics speaks, they are likely to influence many people. This can often be seen in a totalitarian society. 

Social or celebrity status may also influence how others view different situations due to their success and power. 

Psychology of fear:

Cultural perspectives of fear, being shared experiences and intelligence being shared educationally, can cause large groups to fear something they have all been victims to. 

How does the media use psychology to influence audience?

Reporting people in power, such as President George W.Bush can create a sense of security in the government to prevent chaos and mass fear. However, in doing so, this can also cause mass hatred. Bush stated that Muslims were friends, but radical terrorist groups, and government bodies that supported them, were enemies. Simultaneously, the government passed policies targeting muslims and legalised the suspension of their constitutional rights (Alsultany, 2013). This showed America that the muslim terrorists were enemies to everyone, and the passing of domestic and foreign policies created an unspoken statement, contradicting Bush’s previous words. Being a person with high power, Bush acted as an authority figure gaining obedience from the US population, a cult of personality was seen, influencing the already highly emotional citizens to take matters into their own hands, creating hell for innocent Muslims across the US. Others followed due to the normative social influence that stemmed from here.

ABC news - President George W.Bush speech 17th of September 2001.

News reporters swarmed to gather evidence for reports of maltreatment within the religion, trying to explain why Muslims were terrorists. They turned to many women who had faced a variety of wrongful treatments, such as beatings, death sentences for adultery, public beating, rape, forced marriage at young ages, no rights to divorce, genital mutilation and denial of child custody, all as an attempt to ‘shed light’ on the reality of Islam (Alsultany, 2013). This information was used in the wrong contexts. While some women do face these disgusting acts, and some cases may result in terrorism, this is not a sole cause of terrorism, and does not mean that all Muslims suffering are terrorists. The reporters used informational social influence as ‘experts’ by creating seemingly factual reports. A culture that shares knowledge and experience of abuse, misogyny and assault would see how wrong it is for women to suffer this way, and they too would form strong opinions and stereotypes about Muslims. 

What are the consequences of the media’s actions?

These media forms spread more hate for the religion and its members and caused many to fear muslims even more. This created and worsened already existing racial stereotypes, contributing to the increase of hate crimes against Muslims. The media took advantage of the hate, fury and grief of US citizens, and fuelled a fire that spiralled to life threatening levels for muslims in the US. 20 years later, many Muslim families still report feeling unsafe living in the US, specifically 80% of those surveyed by Hatem Bazian (Alfonseca, 2021). The majority of the globe follow some form of media, during and after 9/11 rather intensely, meaning the lack of care, need for attention, and gaining the attention through shocking revelations and reports would cause racial stereotypes and Islamophobia on a vast scale.

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"お前らが、敵か味方かハッキリさせる”

。。。なら、

”俺達は、お前のenemy(敵）だ” 　と、

反戦を主張したアメリカ人が造ったデモtee

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左肩部分にピンホールがあったので、

リペアしています。

[dragonstepp]

Hi, ya'll

Sorry I haven't been here in all my "wisdom", but my internet went down over the weekend and I didn't get to call them until today. I have a landline, which comes through my WiFi box, and I had to gothi

I have been thinking about so many things these past few daysoh City came out on top in their league; I don't actually have a fave team, but two of my friends love them, so I was happy for them; I also watched some golf from the PGA; wow, that fellow named Block made a really cool hole-in-one: watched some stock car racing at a venue which had been renovated, but there are few drivers left that I know much about; and I watched the Preakness, but no triple crown this year. I watched Mage win the Kentucky Derby - I chose that horse just because I loved his name; I believe, as a pagan, in high spirituality, but also in magic. But he came in third in the Preakness.

I also thought a lot about all the mass shootings. I have been alive for many wars America got involved in: WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan. You know the saddest thing I have ever known is that all those wars were fought in other lands. Our military seems to have the idea that destroying other places is what we should be doing. Only two wars have been fought on this country - the Revolution and the Civil war (that is a real oxymoron). Even George W.Bush said we go there to keep them from coming here.

So even though it is not exactly the same thing, the actions of these so-called white supremacists with their mass shootings may be wear us down a little. However, the damage to buildings so far seem to be only the twin towers and the Oklahoma City bombings back in the 90s seem to be only physical damage to properties. But we sure did some damage elsewhere; I think about Dresden a lot.

However, the white supremacists seem to be carrying on what has been problems for a long time; starting with the native Americans, through all the years of blacks/African Americans/whatever name they prefer to be called, against spiritualities other than christianity, Asians, Latinos - it just doesn't stop.

I had a bit of a quarrel with what some of these christians are saying; that the Ten Commandments should be in every school and public buildings. Don't these idiots know what they are saying? They are saying Hitler was right to go after the Jews. But the Ten Commandments were written for the Hebrews/Jews. If they want to want everyone to believe them, they should be paying attention to the Beatitudes. Oh well, I am a pagan.

I am fed up with the beliefs that corporations and other organizations want us, we the people, to follow their rules. They want us all to become faces in the crowds. Individuality is not looked on with favour. I suspect there are a lot of people here, on tumblr, who feel the same irritation I do over those thoughts. Toe the line. I think I have found here a lot of folks who believe as I do, that we are all individuals who deserve to live our lives the way we want, not be sheep. I got suspended from Facebook, and I am thinking it was a blessing. I like this site, and I like Instagram.

So thank you to all who have decided to follow me. I imagine that time will show me there are a lot of people I need to start following in return.

I love you all.

Carol in Austin, Texas

I would blaze this, but I don't have enough money in my checking account to pay for it.

[smilingfox22-blog]

Better yet why is George W.Bush fucking Sasuke?????

oh okay that hurts!!... just imagining for a second a one-sided dynamic hurts.... Ah ! another relationship tag tho... What could it possibly be....

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[freshlybrewedart]

“Dubya and Mo” Photoshop illustration of Michelle Obama and George W. Bush

[mymoviemania-72nd-berlinale]

Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W.Bush (Rabiye Kurnaz vs.George W. Bush) (2022),  directed by Andreas Dresen.  Section - Competition. 

//Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance

//Silver Bear for Best Screenplay

[riyadhvision]

Bush exhibits his portraits of veterans

Bush exhibits his portraits of veterans

Former US President George W. Bush

After putting down his executive pen former US President George W. Bush picked up a paint brush — and the hobby has become something of a career.

An exhibition of his oil paintings depicting US military veterans opened on Thursday at the former president’s library in Dallas.

The collection, on display at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Texas until…

[hijodelagua]

[tangentsandbubbles]

John and Percy VI

Further rambling thoughts on the topic of COWARDICE, a term used to describe Percy, and he even uses it to describe himself.

Cowardice is defined as a failure to do something/one’s duty, due to excessive fear.

It is an interesting term, one of the most disparaging terms one could use to describe someone, with such negative moral assumptions, the ultimate insult.

It’s use has changed over the centuries. It was used a lot by the military, initially to discourage desertion, to discourage letting down your fellow soldiers, to encourage heroic acts of possible folly, and the penalty for cowardice was execution by firing squad, even in WWI. Religion has used fear of purgatory  and eternal damnation to create obedience to religious laws. Modern times has seen attitudes change- to battle fatigue, shell shock, trauma and PTSD. There have been interesting modern uses of the word coward. George W.Bush described the 9/11 terrorists as cowards. Bill Maher took issue, saying whatever they were, they weren’t cowards, and he was forced to apologise. The insulting aspect of the word has remained, but the original meaning seems to have become murky. It is still used to describe moral weakness, applicable in many aspects of life,- family, work, and love (here’s looking at you, John). And one could discuss our fears of COVID and our willingness to take risks for the most modern context.

Fear is a legitimate biological law of self preservation. The fight or flight reflex which is there for our protection. We have such a visceral reaction to cowardice, it can blind us to justifiable forms of fear. Yet cowardice, in it’s definition, doesn’t have the moral judgement, so perhaps cowardice can act as a motivator, as a way to overcome fear when we need to, if used in it’s truest sense.

Back to Percy. Who, if we look at the definition above, was certainly brave enough to do his duty.

Quotes from BotB

Percy: “I don’t want you to think me a coward.”

“Are you brave, John?” Percy drew a blanket over him and kissed his forehead. “No,” he said without hesitation. “The only time I did act from what I thought was courage ended in disaster.”....................”So I drew my dagger.”    “That’s what you meant about courage.” Percy’s hand tightened on his shoulder. “My God, I wouldn’t have had the nerve even to think of doing something like that!”      “Well, you would have been a good deal more intelligent than I was, then,” Grey said dryly.

Percy didn’t ask questions but rose in his stirrups, calling orders........”They’ll move closer. Charge them before they reload,” Grey had gathered his reins hastily into one hand as he spoke, preparing to draw his sword. Instead, he was just in time to grab the reins of Percy’s horse, as the latter threw them to him, slid to the ground, and bellowing, “CHARGE!” at the top of his voice, rushed towards the copse on foot, grappling for the sword at his side.........Percy’s tactic had been unorthodox in the extreme - to say nothing of contravening every known principle of order and command - but it was amazingly successful.

And so on...

So, after all this, Percy is no more a coward than John, or anybody else IMHO. I can think of less judgemental descriptions for him - conflict avoider, peacemaker,  and his own opinion of himself is merely low self esteem, and lack of confidence.

Bees - “I’m sorry, John. I’m not brave. You’ve always been brave, but I never have.” This was no more than the truth, acknowledged between them and part of the love they once shared; John had always been willing to be brave for both of them. p817.

To sum up, I think Percy could be brave with John by his side. And Percy was brave enough to love John, enough love for the two of them.

[ronnydeschepper]

Vijftien jaar geleden zag ik "The day after tomorrow" (Roland Emmerich)

Op 02/01/2010 zag ik “The day after tomorrow” van Roland Emmerich uit 2004. Continue reading Vijftien jaar geleden zag ik “The day after tomorrow” (Roland Emmerich)

[hakimalsadr]

Hakim al-Sadr (22 febbraio 2017) precedentemente Barack al-Badri è figlio adottivo di Muqtada al-Sadr ma è figlio naturale di Simon Elliot/Ibrahim al-Badri e Barbara Bush Jr, è membro del PMU.

Breve biografia

Hakim al-Sadr precedentemente Barack al-Badri soprannominato Barackino,è il ventiduesimo figlio di Ibrahim al-Badri, agente palestinese ebreo del PMI (Palestinian Military Intelligence)

ma è nato dalla unione con Barbara Pierce Bush,figlia dell’ex presidente degli Stati Uniti ovvero George W.Bush.

Barackino è nato nell’ospedale di Madrid il 20 febbraio 2017 e caratterialmente ha preso più dal papà.

Il giorno 26 ottobre 2019 i suoi genitori divorziaronno, il bambino visse con il padre ma nello stesso giorno muore Hillary Coleman, l'altra moglie di suo padre e suo padre affidò il piccolo Barack all'orfantorio di Baghdad.

Il giorno 1 ottobre 2020,suo padre telefonò l'orfantorio e dopo l'analisi del DNA che conferma di essere suo figlio viene portato in Egitto a Giza tuttavia gli altri fratellastri bambini sono stati adottati da altre coppie irachene che non riuscivanno ad avere figli da anni.

Verso il 20 ottobre 2020, venne adottato dal religioso e politico Iracheno Muqtada al-Sadr e cambiò nome in Hakim al-Sadr.

Il giorno 4 febbraio 2021, all'età di 20 anni Hakim al-Sadr inizia la sua carriera militare presso il PMU (Popular Mobilitation Units)

Significato del nome:

Hakim è un nome arabo che significa "giudice".

Personalità:

Un Pesci con ascendente in Leone ha una forte capacità intuitiva e fantasiosa. A volte sogna troppo in alto e finisce per non realizzare tutti i suoi progetti.

Ha caratteristiche egoistiche ma sa anche essere altruista nei confronti delle persone che ama.

La volontà di imporsi entra in conflitto qui con una personalità che tende a proiettare troppo il suo ego, credendo di avere più potere sugli altri di quanto non faccia in realtà.

È tuttavia, sensibile alle sue esigenze e naturalmente generoso.

Informazioni:

Nome: Hakim al-Sadr

Padre adottivo: Muqtada al-Sadr

Luogo di nascita: Madrid, Spagna

Luogo di residenza: Baghdad, Iraq

Religione: Islam sciita

Occupazione: Militare presso il PMU

Età: 4 anni nel reale

20 anni nell'universo Il terzo tempio

Parenti

Muhammad al-Sadr (nonno adottivo)

Muqtada al-Sadr (padre adottivo)

Abraham Elliot/Awad Ibrahim Alì al-Badri (nonno biologico paterno)

Simon Elliot/Ibrahim al-Badri (padre biologico, presubilmente morto)

Barbara Pierce Bush (madre,divorziata)

Hufaiza al-Badri (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Omayma al-Badri (sorellastra da parte del padre)

Yaman al-Badri (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Hassan al-Badri (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Fatima al-Badri (sorellastra da parte del padre)

Alì al-Badri (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Hagar al-Badri (sorellastra da parte del padre)

Osama “Osamino” e Ines al-Badri (fratellastri da parte del padre)

Hamza al-Badri (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Vincent al-Badri (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Saddam al-Badri (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Anwar al-Badri (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Hamza Noor (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Khalid al-Badri (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Ayman al-Badri (fratellastro da parte del padre)

Shamsi al-Badri (zio paterno)

Jaimie Wilson al-Badri (zio paterno acquisito)

Aisha al-Badri (cugina)

Prestavolti:

-Model Ommy

-Ryan Greasley

[corallorosso]

La decisione di Biden: "Chiudere entro l'anno il campo di prigionia di Guantanamo" Speriamo che alle promesse seguano i fati: l’amministrazione Biden sta rivedendo la situazione del campo di prigionia di Guantanamo "con l'obiettivo e l'intenzione" di arrivare alla sua chiusura entro la fine del mandato del presidente democratico. Lo ha reso noto la portavoce della Casa Bianca, Jen Psaki, spiegando che la revisione della situazione è stata avviata dal Consiglio di sicurezza nazionale. Il campo di prigionia di Guantanamo fu aperto dall'amministrazione di George W.Bush sull'isola di Cuba dopo gli attentati dell'11 settembre 2001, per rinchiudervi stranieri sospetti di terrorismo. E' arrivato a ospitare fino a 800 detenuti, ma la sua popolazione si è notevolmente ridotta sotto la presidenza di Barack Obama, che ha tentato invano di chiudere la struttura, sotto accusa per violazioni dei diritti umani. Attualmente vi sono detenute 40 persone. I tentativi di Obama sono stati ostacolati in Congresso dai repubblicani. Il suo successore Donald Trump ha firmato nel 2018 una direttiva per mantenere aperto 'Gitmo', ma si è poi lamentato dei suoi alti costi che, secondo il New York Times, ammontano a oltre 540 milioni di dollari l'anno. globalist

[abr]

(...) il sito Real Clear Politics, che non è vicino a Donald Trump, (ha) evitato di assegnare la Pennsylvania a Joe Biden. Quel risultato era stato invece utilizzato dalla Cnn per "chiamare" - così si dice in gergo - la vittoria del candidato degli asinelli. Per quel che riguarda questo Stato, che è governato da un Democratico, Trump segnala soprattutto come agli osservatori repubblicani non sia stato consentito di assistere allo spoglio. C'è un atto giuridico (da noi sarebbe un esposto alla magistratura, ndr) su questo tema che ha iniziato il suo iter. Al fine di raggiungere 270 grandi elettori - così come previsto dal sistema elettorale americano - è necessario per Joe Biden strappare la maggioranza dei voti in quello Stato. Altrimenti gli servirebbero altri incastri, che non possono essere dati per scontati in partenza, considerando che in Nevada ed Arizona gli scrutatori stanno ancora lavorando. E Trump, nei suoi interventi social, ha annunciato che qualcosa dovrebbe cambiare all'inizio della prossima settimana. I riconteggi, per legge, dovrebbero invece avvenire in Michigan, in Wisconsin ed in Georgia, dove il distacco tra i due contendenti è davvero risicato. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti in carica, al netto di quanto scritto da molti commentatori italiani in questi giorni, non sembra affatto persuaso della vittoria del rivale. Melania ed Ivanka Trump, nel frattempo, hanno preso la medesima posizione: bisogna contare i voti legali, hanno fatto sapere entrambe. Anche il Gop, con il vicepresidente Mike Pence in testa, è convinto dello stesso principio. E i leader della maggioranza in Senato e della minoranza al Congresso non si sono affatto discostati dalla linea trumpiana. Chi la pensa diversamente è Mitt Romney, che ha sostanzialmente chiesto a Trump di riconoscere la vittoria di Biden. Una considerazione condivisa anche da George W.Bush. Ma questi due esponenti fanno parte della vecchia gestione del Partito Repubblicano.

https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/mondo/elezioni-usa-trump-ora-pu-contare-su-tre-novit-importanti-1902479.html

IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER. :)

I “vecchi” repubblicani sono Deep State guerrafondai quanto i Dems (indimenticabili le “armi di distruzione di massa” di Saddam, mai emerse).

(I giornalai italici sono arrivati a dare per fatto persino il divorzio di Melania! Siamo a sofisticate caratterizzazioni del personaggio ... a livello di un Franti del libro Cuore. E sono quelli che s’offendono se gli dai del comunista di merda). 

[guruwithin]

Does anybody see a two party pattern here?

90s Republicans: Bill Clinton won't leave office at the end of his term. He's going to hold on to power.

00s Democrats: George W.Bush won't leave office at the end of his term. He's going to hold on to power.

20teens Republicans: Obama won't leave office at the end of his term. He's going to hold on to power.

2020s Democrats: Donald Trump won't leave office at the end of his term. He's going to hold on to power.

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It is part of their Good Cop / Bad Cop Game. Or to quote an episode of MONK, a "bad cop / demented cop" game.

[libertyfreak2014]

Well, now that the sobbing over the preimption of George W.Bush, Dick Chaney & Halliburton ( https://www.cfr.org/world/bush-administrations-doctrine-preemption-prevention-/p6799 ) regarding 9/11/2001 is over America can rest relatively easy until the next 🐈’s ass trophy happens.