George W. Bush’s address to America after 1911 used the
stasis of “Value” in order to sway his American audience and discredit the
terrorist group Al-Qaida . The
beginning of his speech expressed his condolences to the families and millions
of other lives that have suffered as a result of 1911. He used the value of
American Patriotism in order to rally together his audience and inspire confidence
in the then shocked and shaken Americans. Disbelief, anger, and frustration
were all feelings that America felt. “Why do they hate us?” the Americans asked.
Bush rebuked Al Qaida: “They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, our
freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each
other.” Some may argue that Al-Qaida is simply following their faith and is to
be respected for their dedication, however Bush accuses these terrorists of
being “traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself.”
Bush used “Value” in order to paint Al-Qaida as hypocrites that have besmirched
Islam and terrorists that have killed innocent people. Simultaneously, he used “Value”
in order to boost American morale and to reassure the Americans that just
retribution will be delivered.
Interesting! I wonder if action is also an evident stasis here? Or if one stasis gives way to the other?
ReplyDelete(Also, you mean 9/11, not 1911, right?)