When someone is upset with a president to the point of crazy, they usually go after the president, not a general target (think Reagan). The venomous media narrative against Bush didn't spawn off crazies to perform attacks like this. I don't think that the media narrative against Obama has sunk to the Bush level just yet.
While the media may have had an effect, I'd say it was more because of crazy than the media. If it was the media then we would expect a LOT more events like this. Maybe it was the lack of sunlight during the winter. Maybe it was the lack of physical contact with others. Bottom line is that I don't blame the media for this. People who are so engrossed by the continuous media exposure tend to be loud but not physically active. They rant online but do they actually go out an protest? Those that physically protest are such a small percentage of America that there would be almost no statistical significance. We're a nation of loud couch potatoes. :) > Here is my question for you: do you think that sustained media > narratives have any effect on the people who are watching them? Do > they have any effect at all on already unstable people prone to > violence? > > That is not about deflecting responsibility from the people who commit > atrocities. It is a question about responsibility from all parties and > it is an honest question. I saw plenty of people who claimed, in the > previous administration, that criticism of the President emboldened > terrorists. They are quite sure that the words of Obama and others on > the Left make the terrorists more likely to attack. Do you think that > is true? Do you think it is possibly true? > > Juda > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:312272 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
