Dear Allan, The question that you pose " What say, World? Do you REALLY get more and better news than we do here in the US?" is really a loaded one. Unless we were living in the United States it would not be known whether the news was more or better. In what category any person would put news depends upon what they want to hear, and their understanding of the subject. The media have their own vested interests regardless of the country. As an example Channel 10 TV in NSW tries to present an image aimed at young people to early 30's. In this segment of the market they do very well. News bulletins have no mention of George Bush or Iraq. Unless you were really observant you would not even know from Channel 10 that there were Australian troops committed to support the US aim of global domination.
Those who like to analyse the news and keep up with world affairs really need to have many and varied sources. If you watch the six o'clock news and that is the sole source of your information it is easy to be misled. If there are many and varied sources which you have access to, and you are not really worried about where your next meal is coming from it is easy to have a more rounded view. However this more rounded view will always tend to be nationalistic hence your American news will tend to emphasise American interests. Australian news tends to support perceived Australian interests. So the rhetorical question posed at the start cannot be answered. It depends on what perspective you use to judge more or better. The information that I get about how the American people think mostly derives from America. This same news is available to all Americans. How that news is interpreted depends upon each persons world view. But the real news to me is what the farmer down the road is thinking of doing, or what Alan Bailliet is going to do with his new CSA, or what Hugh Lovel or any other contributor has nutted out. Personal news is far more important to me than any of the propaganda news perpetuated by governments. As long as we remain solid in support of the interests of community rather than nationalistic interests life will remain bearable. The big picture interests of globalisation can easily swamp us, but the stories of Merla and her struggle with the Roads Board, or Markess with the deer kill problem is what will contain the anti America feeling developing in the Western world from becoming contagious, the stories of people living in communities trying to live all have the same problems with politicians who think that they are our masters, rather than our servants. Go well James --- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 11:17 PM Subject: Re: FW: [globalnews] Der Spiegel: Fundamentalist Bush Regime Wants Crusade Against Islam; Bush Believes God Put Him in Oval Office (Long) > I found this post to be rather blowsy, opinionated and unimportant, Jane. > > I'd much prefer to hear directly from you more information about your > statement that the war has already started. I don't know if you are > talking literally or figuratively, but I'd like to hear more. > > I'm also wondering is anyone outside of the US who is on this list > has heard Iraq's side of this story. I mean, does Iraq have access to > the press in other countries? I heard yesterday that Baghdad offered > to debate Washington in public but that Bush ridiculed the offer. I > know why he wouldn't want to accept the offer, but I do not > understand why this is an unacceptable offer! > > What say, World? Do you REALLY get more and better news than we do > here in the US? > > -Allan > >
