"The spectacle aims at nothing other than itself........the spectacle is the main production of present-day society" - From 'The Society of the Spectacle' by Guy Debord.
Michael Adebolajo goes public.
There is a sad and shocking inevitability to the events in Woolwich, London. The savage killing of off duty soldier, Lee Rigby, in broad daylight was carried out in the full knowledge that maximum global publicity could be guaranteed.
It was a chillingly efficient act of terrorism; the death of one man was all that was required to get the warped message across. The perpetrators knew that there was no need to issue a warning to ensure worldwide press coverage.
We no longer have to wait for film crews to arrive on the scene for such events to be beamed across the world as breaking news in the most vivid visual terms. Continue reading
