A Case Study of Crusader Rhetoric During the War on Terror Summary In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration’s rhetoric surrounding the War on Terror drew heavily on imagery of the medieval Crusades, an invocation that was far from incidental. This paper explores how such Crusader language functioned as a form of […]
The War on Patriots
The significance of war-based patriotism and pro-military discourse in conservative rhetoric against black activism. Summary This paper examines the strategic use of militarised patriotism and pro-military rhetoric by conservative opposition to Black activism, specifically during the Take a Knee protests led by Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid against racial injustice in the United States. The […]