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Zombie Politics
2011-09-09 11:05 
It was September 2006, five years after terrorists toppled the World Trade Center towers.
In the preceding year, I had become acutely aware that fear was not only a tool of our adversaries, but also a tool used by our own leaders to inspire compliance.
The Bush administration had developed a nasty habit of invoking 9/11 whenever they needed to build support.
The tragedy, the fall of the towers, and the 2,977 killed that day, were trotted out like the monster in a bad zombie flick... keeping us on the edges of our collectives seats, never able to truly relax or feel safe.
In response, I created this: the Zombie World Trade Center.
The open wounds on the towers are accurate, representing the initial damage cause by the impact of American Flight 11 and United Flight 175.
My intent was not to mock or belittle those who lost their lives that day, but to bring to light the absurdity of using this (or any other) tragedy as a political tool.
Now, ten years past, our politicians have moved on to other boogie-men.
Always remember: when a politician invokes fear, or reminds you to be afraid; you are witness to an overt act of manipulation...
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