Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once had a goal to reach freedom "By any means necessary." I have the same goal in mind; that's why I write Mitch Rapp book series. I as a patriotic American have to write influential material so I can reach out to my audience. I started my Mitch Rapp series in opposition of the Middle Eastern terror attacks on Western countries like the United States, France, and many others. In the pursuit of honor however, the story kind of coincides the 9/11 tragedy. A series of explosions hit Washington DC's counter-terrorism center, same as a series of attacks on 9/11. Following 9/11, the world shifted gear and united together to put an end to terroristic acts. As I explain in my book that we must reach freedom by any means necessary, the same thing happened in real life. Following 9/11, the Patriot act came in place. Any one (especially Muslims) who were thought of being connected to terrorist groups were arrested immediately. Also a lot of laws who protected privacy were legal broken. This circulates around Carl Schmitt's Political Theology. Schmitt explains the concept of sovereignty. Schmitt's definition was "sovereign is he who decides on the state of the exception." In our case, the US government holds complete sovereignty. This is true because when Iraq war took place, no one could stand in front of US's decision. The concept of sovereignty also explains that in a time of emergency, laws no longer take place; its then survival of the fittest. The truth in my book was basically a wakeup call for American liberals in which there are no red lines when the country's national security is in danger. Logically, my audience will be patriotic Americans who love their country, but honestly, the message was intended for non believers in “with all means necessary.” The strategies I chose were basically similar to the strategies George W. Bush JR used to convince America that going to war with Iraq was a necessity. By achieving the ultimate good, the government can bend laws to protect its citizens. I think it was pretty effective because any man, either liberal or a hardcore conservative would love to know that his/her country is safe.
This is off the record: I have noticed that we always read conservative point of view books/articles. I also noticed that either never or rarely have we read anything from the liberal side.
I find it intriguing that you say that we only read conservative points of view. I believe to an extent, that you are right. But i feel like our class discussions pretty much go against most of the things we read.
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