I believe the general purpose of the culture wars

[zeemike]

22. Playing us like a two dollar banjo

I had to say that because I like the image of that....a banjo being a "common" instrument and cheep...the owner just plucks it's strings and makes it sound out.

and I agree with most of you you say...but I am not so sure about the subliminal thing because I think they have found something better and far harder to detect and that is long term conditioning....you introduce a concept...like how sometimes you have to break the law to enforce it...and over time that becomes an accepted fact....and this has been taking place slowly over the years and the perception of the American people has gone from thinking torture was an evil thing done by evil people to where we now believe that it is sometime justified....no need for the subliminal really.