We hear 'anti-American' on a daily basis, it seems. When does it
indicate a serious threat to security? When is it merely a label
that the Bush administration slaps on anyone who dares to disagree
with its foreign policy? Nancy Snow tackles not only the
government's manipulation of the term, but also the broader use of
U.S. propaganda for public relations. She further connects these to
the tendency of U.S. administrations and media_past and present_to
focus on projecting a better U.S. image rather than addressing the
issues behind why the country's image is so poor, both at home and
abroad. Snow is an American propaganda expert and a former U.S.
Information Agency and State Department official. If America truly
cares what others think, she argues, it needs to get over itself as
the 'number-one country.' The government needs to spend less time
diverting public attention and more time enlisting the public to
help improve foreign relations. It needs to involve all citizens,
not just government-approved lackeys, 'journalists' paid to talk
nice, or the predictable influentials and elites typically involved
in foreign affairs. And the public needs to exercise its right to
dissent_a critical power at the heart of democracy_rather than
letting the government or the media halt foreign policy debates
with labels, propaganda, and arrogant rhetoric.
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