ISIS Terrorism: Dialogue in Comics (Publicity Problems)

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ISIS is the new terrorist group in the Middle East, and it threatens modern-day globalization initiatives regarding capitalism-oriented commerce securities.

After 9/11, when the World Trade Center was destroyed by terrorists from the Middle East, the world woke up to the fact that geopolitical relations were strained by Israel-Palestine angst-related anti-capitalism terrorism.

The emergence of comic book art in Western civilization made social issues more accessible to the masses for pedestrian dialogue and entertainment. This paralleled the rise of media, when all kinds of lifestyle-programs were now available widely on TV networks such as the Cooking Channel, Investigation Discovery, The Disney Channel, and MTV (Music Television).

The iconic American patriotism-themed comic book franchise G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero presents storied about paramilitary democracy-defenders called 'G.I. Joes' contending with a super-terrorist organization known as 'Cobra.'

We might consider why published stories in G.I. Joe comics about the threat of ISIS reflects a Western civilization investment in modern-day geopolitical problems. However, do everyday people (civilians) feel 'comfortable' talking about ISIS in the open, since terrorists seem to be 'spying' on everyday activities of Americans? After all, there're already reports that ISIS terrorists are trying to hack into American Internet-networks, prompting the NSA's new cyber-division to further enhance security protocols.

Has terrorism drastically impacted our everyday lives? Do we feel like ISIS is threatening our 'ability' to publish and present stories in the news, media, and entertainment?

Of course, there're many movies about terrorism, including Spy Game and Syriana.


So, how do we separate propaganda from patriotism?






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"New York had a prominent businessman and socialite in Bruce Wayne, an American 'prince' and inheritor of the Wayne fortune and new CEO of Wayne Industries which was investing in military-tech (liquid-nitrogen guns), biomass fuels, organic soybean production in South America, and flannel gear for kids. Wayne Industries was a billion-dollar company, and Bruce Wayne was considered a hip new philanthropist, giving to AIDS charities and the celebrity-operated eco-activism group the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. However, no one knew Bruce Wayne (who was only 30 years-of-age) was also the masked democracy-vigilante known as 'the Batman.'

Batman was concerned that 9/11 was simply a 'veil' for radical anti-capitalist terrorists trying to forge a larger 'scheme' to subvert basic traffic/network stabilities regarding modern commerce and social activity. Batman theorized that the new super-terrorist group ISIS planned to undermine Internet-communications in the Western world and radically alter the American press's ability to cover terrorism through journalism (since terrorism was becoming a very 'nefarious' problem). Batman wondered if ISIS had some kind of 'rogue agent' operating in America.

Batman was correct about this hypothetical 'rogue agent.' An Algerian named Ra's al Ghul was allied to ISIS and roaming around America posing as an eco-activist but secretly planning a grand eco-terrorism scheme. Ra's wanted to spray green graffiti-paint all over the Statue of Liberty, free all the animals from the Philadelphia Zoo, and lace the L.A. water-reservoir with a deadly hallucinogen. All these maniacal 'deeds' would be geared into 'frightening' American pedestrians into self-consciousness regarding Western governments' seeming 'neglect' of sanitary political issues such as eco-pollution. Batman began tracking Ra's and traced him to his lair, an abandoned warehouse in Virginia where he engaged the terrorist in a debate.

BATMAN: Why're you working as a terrorist?
RA'S: The West needs to be 'cleansed.'
BATMAN: Well, terrorism does not cure political maladies.
RA'S: Sometimes radical measures are simply necessary!
BATMAN: Are you trying to frighten consumers?
RA'S: Consumerism is a disease, and we are the cure.
BATMAN: The cure to what?
RA'S: Apathy of course...
BATMAN: This is all about Israel-Palestine and Chernobyl.
RA'S: Can you deny that the United Nations has proven to be useless?
BATMAN: Various international groups work to create economic equity.
RA'S: Yet, Third World debt remains a sign of global inequality.
BATMAN: Do you believe the Trump Administration is 'ignorant' of species-illness?
RA'S: To turn governors into medicine-men, we reveal 'images' of decay and death!
BATMAN: So you believe you're some kind of 'pathology-philosopher'?
RA'S: That's exactly what we are, Batman...
BATMAN: That's interesting, but you might consider the power of journalism.
RA'S: It's precisely the media we aim to curb for more religious conversations.
BATMAN: Well, many progressive Muslims believe Al Jazeera is a peace-trophy.
RA'S: Perhaps Muslim-television promotes ideas, but terrorism is still vital.
BATMAN: The real issue is creating free-speech, not panic.
RA'S: The American media is as biased as fascist-regimes.
BATMAN: America has outgrown McCarthyism, and WikiLeaks is a sign of that!
RA'S: I feel weak; take me to Arkham Asylum; I'll brood on your notions there.
BATMAN: Alright, Ra's; you'll get treatment and a fair trial in America.


After Batman concluded this discussion/debate with Ra's al Ghul, he took the criminally-insane terrorist to Arkham Asylum for incarceration. Batman decided that for the time being continued investments in objective media would ensure that capitalism was being 'monitored' by idealistic journalists around the world. However, Batman worried that Ra's was 'accurate' about the modern problem of 'layman apathy'. Should Bruce Wayne consider forms of business-oriented relations in politically-troubled areas of the modern world (for more sustainable commercial treaties with OPEC)?"

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