Wondering whether releasing photos really a great idea. Setting off events that lock down entire city may not be best way to fight terror.
@TedCampbell1704 I'm not talking "message." I'm talking "spectacle," which is when terrorism shuts down entire cities. That's cable news.
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@emptywheel I understand the distinction, but terrorism uses fear as its main weapon - the spectacle reinforces the message: be afraid -
@TedCampbell1704 No, it's more visceral than that. Spectacle is not a message, it's an effect, that shuts down rational messaging.
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