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Originally posted by astrocreep
Dom, fair enough. maybe we have been lied to. But, being that we have have free press and 3 out of 4 of the nations largest news providers sympathize to the liberal side and would love nothing more than to prove this war isn't neccesary haven't suggested such things.
You really think that the press is liberal? Is that why Clearnet is lobbying the government to be able to monopolize most of the news in America. This company has told networks that show anti-war protests will loose sponsors.
Ask yourself, why is it that the only commentators and guests the networks have on the air are either military, ex-military, or right wing politicians, most of whom have financial interests in the rebuilding of Iraq? Why don't you see representatives of peace groups, church groups, or other liberal speakers like Ralph Nader or Noam Chomsky?
It is because the idea of the press as being "liberal" is a fostered myth by the huge right wing media corporations who own them. It is a brilliant scam I'll give them that. They are able to spout whatever facist dogma they want and still have the room to go even further right.
It is sad that the press is not free in America.
In this time it is more important than ever to hear all sides so people can make their own minds up.
In Canada on the CBC, at least they have open debates about the war. Even on the BBC, an ally in the war, they allow debate from all sides to take place, as opposed to this constant cheerleading on all the stations in the US.
Originally posted by astrocreep
Dom, fair enough. maybe we have been lied to. But, being that we have have free press and 3 out of 4 of the nations largest news providers sympathize to the liberal side and would love nothing more than to prove this war isn't neccesary haven't suggested such things.
You really think that the press is liberal? Is that why Clearnet is lobbying the government to be able to monopolize most of the news in America. This company has told networks that show anti-war protests will loose sponsors.
Ask yourself, why is it that the only commentators and guests the networks have on the air are either military, ex-military, or right wing politicians, most of whom have financial interests in the rebuilding of Iraq? Why don't you see representatives of peace groups, church groups, or other liberal speakers like Ralph Nader or Noam Chomsky?
It is because the idea of the press as being "liberal" is a fostered myth by the huge right wing media corporations who own them. It is a brilliant scam I'll give them that. They are able to spout whatever facist dogma they want and still have the room to go even further right.
It is sad that the press is not free in America.
In this time it is more important than ever to hear all sides so people can make their own minds up.
In Canada on the CBC, at least they have open debates about the war. Even on the BBC, an ally in the war, they allow debate from all sides to take place, as opposed to this constant cheerleading on all the stations in the US.
Originally posted by 5POF
Muko or whatever your name is, you are DEAD wrong.
Germany's extremist groups are on the rise, their "leftists" and "rightists" are battling it out in the streets more and more each year (been steadily rising ever since the fall of the Berlin Wall).