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Way to go CNN!!! Just great...
- Thread starter wiseguy04
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Propaganda because they air terrorist and anti-American videos? And American news stations would do any differently? Were it not for censorship laws, Fox and CNN would likely show the same unedited footage of Americans shooting civilians at close range due to "collateral damage".
Just because you dislike or disagree with the manner in which information is presented, does not make it "sensationalist" or "terrorist". If an entire news network is fakked up and you are correct, perhaps YOU are the sensationalist.
Just because you dislike or disagree with the manner in which information is presented, does not make it "sensationalist" or "terrorist". If an entire news network is fakked up and you are correct, perhaps YOU are the sensationalist.
For the Economist? It's no more expensive than any other mag of it's caliber. I like the Economist, but it definitely has a liberal British bent.
Brett
HarveyBirdman
Okay, So whats the Speed of Dark?
One mans Terrorist is another mans Freedom Fighter..
sorry I was watching-007 on SpikeTv.
sorry I was watching-007 on SpikeTv.
The censorship laws, by which I assume you mean the FCC regulations, don't stop them from airing such footage. The public does. The American public doesn't care to watch pictures of beheadings or close ups of people being shot. They will bombard the studio with hatemail and stop watching. TV news is a BUSINESS, first and foremost, and they give the people the news the people want.
On the other hand, some other nations, which shall remain nameless but which all receive Al-Jazeera, are filled with religious-fanatic barbarians who love that sh!t.
Hollywood shootout, OJ Simpson chase, COPS, Rodney King Beatings, Ultimate Fighting (which I love BTW), professional wrestling....no we aren't sensationalist at all.:icon_roll What's everyone's favorite part of NASCAR...oh yeah...the accidents...
People are people dude...fanatics are the problem. Don't go telling me that we are any different than the average Joe anywhere else cause it just ain't so.
I wouldn't compare any of those to a religiously motivated beheading. The equivalent here would be a televised lynching. Sensationalism is one thing, showing actual death up close--show me a major news network here that has ever done that. It would be ratings suicide.
Other countries ARE vastly different than the US. Look at the polls abroad as to the percentage of the population in Arab countries that think terrorism is justified. Look at what is actually HAPPENING in those countries for crying out loud. The value of a life is less in those countries and the value of an infidel's life is miniscule. You can give a multicultural rap all you want and say all cultures are equal and we're all the same under the dishdasha, but we don't think the same as those in other countries, as thank God for that.
I hear your points... I really do. I've done alot of graduate level research on this and the vast majority of Islamic Countries and people DO NOT believe that terrorism is justified. There are notable exceptions. Lebanon for example, where the vast majority believe terrorism is justifiable in defense of Islam. Here is some decent statistical work on this form the Pew Institute.
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=165
I also see your point about beheadings. It is true, public executions would be a more direct comparison. I would ask this though. How much unneccesary violence is shown for "entertainment value" in this country. Rape, open murder...its all in "Hollywood entertainment" and TV popularity. The reason more is not shown is because of ratings and censors. Do you really think that nobody in this country would watch? That seems naieve.
You can call it a multicultural rap all you want but until people start to realize what it is we have in common and just how similar we are, people will continue to die and kill others in the name of what makes us different. I'm no pacifist but war for dogma, rhetoric or religion is insane.
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=165
I also see your point about beheadings. It is true, public executions would be a more direct comparison. I would ask this though. How much unneccesary violence is shown for "entertainment value" in this country. Rape, open murder...its all in "Hollywood entertainment" and TV popularity. The reason more is not shown is because of ratings and censors. Do you really think that nobody in this country would watch? That seems naieve.
You can call it a multicultural rap all you want but until people start to realize what it is we have in common and just how similar we are, people will continue to die and kill others in the name of what makes us different. I'm no pacifist but war for dogma, rhetoric or religion is insane.
greysword
Boldly lick where no one has licked before
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thull
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Thats right! Now we get the REAL story!
I absolutely LOVE the Colbert Report. He helps me laugh at my own party, which most of the time is just as silly as the Dems.
Brett
You know I could almost buy this as an honest mistake and all, but there is just one thing that pisses me off. The bimbo who did this is now making the talk shows. She even did a top 10 list on Letterman. If this had happened while Clinton was in office CNN would be still apologizing.
http://www.wpxi.com/entertainment/9775341/detail.html:icon_rage
http://www.wpxi.com/entertainment/9775341/detail.html:icon_rage