Ignored Victims
October 8, 2015
THE public is bathed 24 hours a day in stories of mass shootings, while soldiers killed and maimed in foreign military theaters are given no attention. Peter Van Buren at the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity writes:
Sustaining America’s state of post-9/11 perpetual war requires skillful manipulation of the public at home. The key tool used for this purpose is the bloodless narrative, a combination of policy, falsehoods and media manipulation that creates the impression that America’s wars have few consequences, at least for Americans.
How can the American government sustain its wars in the face of dead soldiers coming home? Why is there no outcry among the American people over these losses? The answer is the narrative of bloodless war.
