Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Supremacy of the Military: Teen Mag's Pro-military controversy.

How many more pieces of evidence will it take for Americans to realize the fascist slump we are falling into>

Excerpted from Yahoo News.
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - Parents and teachers are complaining that the latest issue of a popular magazine for preteens amounts to little more than an early recruitment pitch for the Army.

Cobblestone magazine, which is put out by Carus Publishing in Peterborough, is aimed at children ages 9-14 and is distributed nationwide to schools and libraries. Its latest issue features a cover photo of a soldier in Iraq clutching a machine gun and articles on what it's like to go through boot camp, a rundown of the Army's "awesome arsenal" and a detailed description of Army career opportunities.

Most controversial has been a set of classroom guides that accompany the magazine, which suggest teachers invite a soldier, Army recruiter or veteran to speak to their classes and ask students whether they might want to join the Army someday. Continue article...


So let me get this straight: Teachers are now being encouraged to advertise the military to our children? Does anybody here see the problem with this? Do you see how this paints the future with grim prospects or do you all still think Bush is a "good Christian man?"

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