04-16-2015, 03:47 AM
for those who are paying attention, know it doesn't work anymore.
In a post 9/11 world, I would think the worst possible way to make your point is to fly into the air space of a building that had been a target on September 11, 2001. There are three possible results:
1) He's standing for our freedom
2) He lands his gyrocopter, and is arrested
3) He's shot down, and almost no one is surprised
If you agree with his message, fine. But as Marshall McLuhan said, "the medium is the message." In this case, the man who chose to deliver his message by gyrocopter to the US Capital too closely aligned himself with the medium of 9/11 terrorists. He can easily look like a terrorist himself to anyone paying attention, even more easily to those paying a little attention. Even if he's not a terrorist. I think the gyrocopter was a bad way to try to gain support for his cause.
As terracore mentioned, a pro helicopter post is a first for Punaweb, so you're playing to a tough crowd here whalesong.
In a post 9/11 world, I would think the worst possible way to make your point is to fly into the air space of a building that had been a target on September 11, 2001. There are three possible results:
1) He's standing for our freedom
2) He lands his gyrocopter, and is arrested
3) He's shot down, and almost no one is surprised
If you agree with his message, fine. But as Marshall McLuhan said, "the medium is the message." In this case, the man who chose to deliver his message by gyrocopter to the US Capital too closely aligned himself with the medium of 9/11 terrorists. He can easily look like a terrorist himself to anyone paying attention, even more easily to those paying a little attention. Even if he's not a terrorist. I think the gyrocopter was a bad way to try to gain support for his cause.
As terracore mentioned, a pro helicopter post is a first for Punaweb, so you're playing to a tough crowd here whalesong.
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