June 8, 2005
Soviet America Resampled
Err on the side of clarity when leaning towards totalitarianism.
Articulatory Loop reported seeing a “suspicious” poster on a MARC commuter train between Baltimore and Washington on Monday:
“…this picture pretty much sums up the new ‘National Security.’”
Life Outtacontext doesn’t think this bit of propaganda went far enough. In these insecure times always always err on the side of clarity. Misrepresentation and praetorian thinking can kill.
With that in mind, I’ve applied a little bit of Soviet-style revisionism to the MARC poster —you know, just to make sure commuters know exactly what to do.
Stay Alert! Narrow-minded twits: they’re everywhere.
[ National Security, Revisionism, Totalitarianism, Posters ]
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Comments
Posted by: nina on June 8, 2005 7:24 PM
I read the comments on the other site (so I could see the original poster too). Love this poster and am shocked that the original appears to be real. It will show future generations what our times were like and proves just how crazy we’ve become. I couldn’t believe it when the newscasters were fired because they went against the “president.”
I want one.
Posted by: Donna on June 9, 2005 12:34 AM
You spelled ‘twats’ wrong. ;)
(Oh, probably can’t say that. I forgot this is Amerikka there for a moment)
Posted by: Xric on June 9, 2005 10:58 AM
Posted by: why do you need my name on June 9, 2005 1:00 PM
Thank you so much for the wonderful interview! I’m really honoured you could participate. And thanks also for this perfect contextualisation of what I’m doing. I appreciate that. I’m so happy you could find time to participate in my series and greatly appreciate your going to the trouble of arranging for a new photo just for the interview ;-)
Posted by: Melanie McBride on June 9, 2005 1:31 PM
Love the poster man, that’s great. I wish I had a size big enough to print off! That would be killer.
Posted by: Jeremy Shields on June 10, 2005 4:47 AM
Posted by: Roxanne on June 10, 2005 4:14 PM
It’s no hoax. Narrow-minded twits must be reported. Our country’s future depends on it! Oh, you mean the other poster.
It appears the poster was commissioned by CSX, which owns the tracks MARC trains use. The poster was created by The Robin Shepherd Group.
Posted by: Jeff on June 10, 2005 8:20 PM
Comments are now closed for this post. But there are a few other entries which might provoke an opinion or two.
