Reason & Society: Uppity Adam

Monday, March 9, 2009

Unknown said...: The slightly obscured symbol is the primary means neoconservatives use in their attacks upon the hearts and minds of their opponents.

They then counter any critique of the symbol ( the conditioned symbol) with the concept of the icon.

The Icon because of the I in Icon. They use this word because it reinforces the idea of perspective, Interpretation and viewpoints.

The concept of the Icon is used to hide the act of conditioning symbols.; April 21, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Unknown said...: The conditioning of symbols being such an important weapon for the neconservative and the ensuing battle to critique and defend against them has resulted in the neocon forming a movement.

This movement is called zionist literalism. Their argument is this : "call a spade a spade "

They use this argument because the act of conditioning symbols creates multiple meanings. By arguing for literalism they pass over the symbolic, the attached meaning.

A famous example that pretty much destroys their argument is the advertising campaign by the British cigarette company silk cut who would use a piece of silk and a cut in the silk to symbolise their company.; April 23, 2009 at 4:51 AM