Guest man Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Take a look at the first sentence of the piece you quoted. The media is just a tool. True - but what impact is this tool having? I suppose the media had some impact, but I really don't think it was responsible. In Somalia I saw ABC employees living in a warlord's villa, protected by the owner's henchmen. I saw CNN in Lebanon throw a baby doll in the ashes while telling a woman to go to the bombed house and cry, "They killed my child," simply to get a poignant shot. This statement tells me the author doesn't think too highly of the media. He likes to point fingers and his finger pointing is having the desired impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted February 11, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 This statement tells me the author doesn't think too highly of the media. He likes to point fingers and his finger pointing is having the desired impact. Is he wrong for feeling angry that the news media is doing this? Is he wrong for pointing this out? Is he wrong for concluding that this is fueling the fires (note: fueling is not creating)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amor Posted February 11, 2011 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 1 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,194 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 34 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/18/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted February 11, 2011 Not sure why you're getting all worried over this.....it's just some guy's article. I've told you my opinion of his opinion. He doesn't write like an educated person. He says he saw these things; do you believe everything you read? Again, this is something from a blog or similar site. Anyone can write anything and post it on the internet. It means little. If this report is true - that is a lot to get worried over! If the report is not true, then I would prefer objection be given via something with substance rather than a brush off on account of imperfect grammar. My objection is that there's not actually much substance to it. We have it a clich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted February 11, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted February 11, 2011 Thank-you. This is something we can actually discuss. Okay; I'm up for that. Islam is one of my favorite ranting sources. "The battle is being waged in mosques, madrasas, and by mullahs..." I guess that would depend on what you read in this statement. For these places are where the Islamists are preaching and gathering followers and fighters. I will agree that those places are fomenting hate and violence. Now my question is - Do you believe these actions of the news media have no impact what happens? No; I KNOW the media has an impact. I'm of the opinion though that media in the islamic world is WAY more responsible for the hate directed toward us, and the Jews, than any American or other western media. We have to remember that the islamists are not liberal and, if they ever take over, the lefties will be the first group on the gallows. Check out the Al Jazeera or Al Arabia websites. It will make you sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted February 11, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted February 11, 2011 Not sure why you're getting all worried over this.....it's just some guy's article. I've told you my opinion of his opinion. He doesn't write like an educated person. He says he saw these things; do you believe everything you read? Again, this is something from a blog or similar site. Anyone can write anything and post it on the internet. It means little. If this report is true - that is a lot to get worried over! If the report is not true, then I would prefer objection be given via something with substance rather than a brush off on account of imperfect grammar. My objection is that there's not actually much substance to it. We have it a clich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest man Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 This statement tells me the author doesn't think too highly of the media. He likes to point fingers and his finger pointing is having the desired impact. Is he wrong for feeling angry that the news media is doing this? What exactly is the news media doing? Is he wrong for pointing this out? All he's done is point out his prejudice against the liberal media. Is he wrong for concluding that this is fueling the fires (note: fueling is not creating)? Who's doing the fueling here? "CNN might go" doesn't equate to "CNN actually did go". All he's doing here is playing with the reader's emotions. "Fueling the fires" of distrust and animosity toward the liberal media. Very misleading. Who is fueling the battle? The New Age secular, Liberal Left media in the U.S. (run by ideologues from the 1960 revolution) is in the forefront. It kills the soul while the body is left to the jihadists. For example, CNN might go to the Palestinian Authority and request they set up their riot at 11:00 a.m. so it could be up-linked for the evening news. Take note of what he says about Egypt. Who is behind the upheaval in Egypt? Is it al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, or the Muslim Brotherhood? It Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted February 12, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 So do you, MG, and you, amor, and you, man, believe he is lying? (Bending the truth, being deceptive, spreading false information) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted February 12, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 What exactly is the news media doing? "In Somalia I saw ABC employees living in a warlord's villa, protected by the owner's henchmen. I saw CNN in Lebanon throw a baby doll in the ashes while telling a woman to go to the bombed house and cry, "They killed my child," simply to get a poignant shot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest man Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 What exactly is the news media doing? "In Somalia I saw ABC employees living in a warlord's villa, protected by the owner's henchmen. I saw CNN in Lebanon throw a baby doll in the ashes while telling a woman to go to the bombed house and cry, "They killed my child," simply to get a poignant shot." Is there anything to back these claims or do we just take his word for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest man Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 So do you, MG, and you, amor, and you, man, believe he is lying? (Bending the truth, being deceptive, spreading false information) I think he has grudge against the liberal media and he's trying to get us to hop on his wagon. I don't know about lying or spreading false information, but I know he's being deceptive. His CNN comment clearly shows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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