Baudrillard

[James Devine <jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Louis writes: >On the eve of the Gulf War, [Baudrillard] argued that
television made actual war superfluous. <

Baudrillard was absurd, but it sure suggests the recent Robert de
Niro/Dustin Hoffman flick "Wag the Dog," in which a spin doctor and a
Hollywood producer conjure up an imaginary war with Albania in order to
distract the US electorate from the incumbent President's being caught
hitting on a 13-year-old girl. It's the flick that "Canadian Bacon" was
meant to be, complete with interesting (if a bit repetitive) insights into
the Gulf War.

in pen-l solidarity,

Jim Devine