This is an archive of the former website of the Maoist Internationalist Movement, which was run by the now defunct Maoist Internationalist Party - Amerika. The MIM now consists of many independent cells, many of which have their own indendendent organs both online and off. MIM(Prisons) serves these documents as a service to and reference for the anti-imperialist movement worldwide.

The Flying Other Brothers Reviewed

Dubya
www.flyingotherbrothers.com
2004

This is a review of a four song CD which appears to be titled "Dubya." In the songs "Dubya" and "Ex" there is a little country sound. The guitar in the album is also reminiscent of the "Grateful Dead."

The "Flying Other Brothers" are venture capitalists turned artists who now have their CDs handed out at anti-war demonstrations. "Dubya" perfectly reflects the current polarization of politics in the united $tates of 2004. While the song "Tell Me It's Okay" speaks of a general worry about international affairs, the title is also indicative. The attitude is scathing toward Bush, but only persynally. Most current anti-war demonstrators have found themselves steered in that direction. They want change, but they also want to know that "it's" (the system) basically OK.

In contrast, MIM would say hating Bush means hating the system that produced him. If Bush is not a reflection on the system, then Bush cannot be that bad. That's why we say there are no Democrats who really hate Bush or Republicans.

Also, if the media "fooled" so many people about Bush, then we should ask ourselves what else did it get wrong. We urge our readers to compare what we said about the Iraq War before it started and what the major media and Bush said. MIM told the truth about the war, and it's not just the war under our noses that the media got wrong. It's also the experience of communism in the Soviet Union and China that the media is even more wrong about.