The resurrection of one of March 14’s most noisy propaganda instruments: Future T.V
If you haven’t watched Future TV yesterday, you’re missing out. It seems like they had a plan all along: they stay quiet for a while, but they secretly prepare for this period.
As soon as the news came out about the arrest of the security chiefs, Future TV started an emotional and intensive campaign reminiscent of the one that took place in early March.
The campaign is designed to be a rallying cry for the Lebanese people in the apparent final chapter of their tragedy. It reminds them of how great martyr Hariri was by mentioning his different accomplishments in the form of short bios, it then reminds them of the cruelty of the security regime by listing their other victims and atrocities.
The most important part however is when it promises that all the suffering will soon end, “because the Lebanese people is united, and because you can’t kill Lebanon”.
Did you guess the slogan? “Only the truth can liberate us”
The future movement seems to believe that the final chapter is being drawn, so they’re preparing the populace for the final knock out. “Lebanon won’t be devastated but the perpetrators will be” Announced P.M. Sanioura yesterday.
I took the lead from the campaign and I’ve hanged my own little Hariri pin on my blog’s title. I too am waiting to see the new Lebanon emerge.
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August 31st, 2005 at 3:18 pm
I am waiting for it too to emerge. I did notice the resurgence of the Future TV campaign. I must say that I missed them and missed the days when patriotic songs and clips populated the channel at all times.
August 31st, 2005 at 4:05 pm
While such a campaign will surely stir the emotions of the lebanese people (we all like patriotic songs and seeing slow-motion videos of people branding flags), I’m afraid that Future TV’s commentators and guests (I watched “Al Ta7kik” yesterday, and Fares Chehab on the morning show before that - just to name a few) are jumping to conclusions, and are giving their verdict before the judges’ working on the case, and the long-awaited report.
I too am waiting for the denouement of this whole case, but I’m sad to see us turning into a lynching mob, blinded by the sensationalism of this campaign.
September 2nd, 2005 at 2:14 pm
I have nothing against the patriotic songs and emotionnal stiring.
Bass I admit I have been getting pissed by their bias … I mean I didn’t mind khashan ’s theories at first, maybe cause I too got a bit carried away with emotions but lately he just seems silly.
Yesterday in kalam el nass the guy from al moustakbal seemed smart but blinded by his convictions unable to see that sometimes what he is saying does not make sense.