Soviet America Resampled

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.

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8 Comments
  • nina
    Posted at 19:24h, 08 June

    Great poster! Would adding “comrade” be over the top?

  • Donna
    Posted at 00:34h, 09 June

    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.

  • Xric
    Posted at 10:58h, 09 June

    You spelled ‘twats’ wrong. 😉
    (Oh, probably can’t say that. I forgot this is Amerikka there for a moment)

  • why do you need my name
    Posted at 13:00h, 09 June

    It’s probably better to ignore suspicous packages and just hope they don’t blow up in your face.

  • Melanie McBride
    Posted at 13:31h, 09 June

    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 😉

  • Jeremy Shields
    Posted at 04:47h, 10 June

    Love the poster man, that’s great. I wish I had a size big enough to print off! That would be killer.

  • Roxanne
    Posted at 16:14h, 10 June

    I had heard that poster was a hoax.

  • Jeff
    Posted at 20:20h, 10 June

    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.