Benjamin, remember -- no one asked you to import our media. That's your choice. If you don't like it, your country is free to "opt out."
Judith > > It's also unfair that coverage of the attack get such intense > > media coverage globally (which creates great sympathy), while > > many more people die each year all around the world from > > similar events (and no one blinks an eyelid). All of the > > While certainly terrorism exists around the world, don't tell me that > there have been events of this magnitude. Certainly America has had a > lot fewer terrorist attacks compared to other countries, but can you > point out an event on the scale of what happaned on 911? > > > world leaders are compelled to 'assist' and offer > > 'condolences' otherwise they risk their very economies and > > 'way of life'. Take what Colin Powell said in an press > > Err... I must have missed the point where we _demanded_ help of other > countries. > > > conference. He said that this has become the 'benchmark' for > > measuring another countries 'co-operation'. How is it fair > > that in the world one country can lose thousands of people > > from a terrorist attack and the world doesn't blink, but if > > it's america everyone (in the > > world) has to stand to attention, offer condonenses and offer > > support? And if a country chooses not to comment or offer > > support, they risk great economic and political isolation. > > So what? If you ask for help from a friend and the friend doesn't help, > you have every right to stop being friendly with that person. It's not > "unfair", rather, it's simple give and take. Like I said, we aren't > _forcing_ anyone to do anything, but what is wrong with saying, "Hey, we > need your help, and if you don't help out, you probably shouldn't expect > help from us in the future." > > > Doesn't this imply to the world that america and it's > > citizens stand on a different platform from the rest of us? > > That in some way, they are more important than the rest of > > us? Sure, the media is also responsible, (for example, it was > > barely news that a car bomb that exploded in Kashmir killed > > 35 people the other day. If that happened in america it would > > be huge news). > > You can't honestly be surprised that the American media would focus on > an American terrorist attack. I'm sure the Israeli(sp?) media spends a > lot more time on Palenstian(sp) attacks then other news agencies. I'm > sure you hear a lot more about the IRA in Ireland than you do in France. > > > -RC > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
