The “war on terrorism†as a project of the “visible yet sinister group†known as the neoconservatives — that’s the theme of this brilliant and beautiful video:
Andrew Sullivan, who supposedly has had a turnaround on the war, calls this “Nazi-like.†What’s so “Nazi-like†about it? Well, you see, the evidence is “in its concern with aesthetics.†So any “skillful†use of film in the service of making a political point is â€Nazi-likeâ€? “Somehow,†Andy babbles on, â€I feel the irony was lost on it creators.†The irony here is that Sullivan’s use of the “Big Lie†technique is itself Nazi-like. As for the film, Sullivan clearly refuses to pay attention to its trenchant critique of managed “corporatist†economics and military expansionism, reducing it to epithets like “Chomsky-esqueâ€Â when in fact it is much closer to what Old Right critics of militarism and big government, like John T. Flynn, were saying in the aftermath of World War II.
