In an email this afternoon I was pointed to a page at OpEdNews titled The Insufferable Silence that opens with
How much is enough America? How much is enough before we stand up collectively and say, “No more”. America has become sedated, tranquilized by a corporate media that keeps the truth from coming to light on an everyday basis.And indeed, if you’re a stageleft regular, you know that’s the same basic question we’ve been asking for quite a while now… what has happened to the collective conscience of the American people that allows the news coming out of Afghanistan, the news coming out of Iraq, and the news coming out of Guantanamo Bay to result in what amounts to some sort of collective national shrug?Anesthetized to the point that when the vilest acts perpetrated in the war on terror are being carried out by us, we just flip the channel to see if we can see who is left on American Idol. What has happened to our collective conscience when in latter day America we spend more time worrying about the freak show that is the Jackson trial then what atrocities are being committed in our name.
Why is it that when news of atrocities like people being beaten, sometimes to death, at the hands of members of the US military, or prisoners being forced to walk out into the desert to dig their own graves at mock executions there is not collective national outrage? Why is it that the visual media like TV will promote every attack against coalition forces by every insurgent and every suicide bomber and mentioned every American death yet very little gets seen of the destruction caused by the siege of Fallujah (or other places) or the deaths of the innocent?
In the comments of another post Canadian forces atrocities in Somolia were were brought up, the Canadian people were outraged, the government disbanded the unit… to this day that incident represents shame for our military - where is that sense in America?
I don’t know where you keep getting this idea that there’s some conspiracy to keep the news out of the eyes of the american people. You really need to either:
a) Read more american news sources.
b) Watch more american news sources.
c) Listen to more american news radio.
Seriously dude, you’re grossly out of touch.
As for why we allow it, it’s because most americans see what was done to us (something you just cannot empathize with no matter how much you try) and don’t want it to happen again. Period.
If it means things have to get ugly once in awhile, fine. If something is illegal, the people will be held account if they’re found guilty (accusations do not equal guilt).
Maybe if we could rely on our friends in the UN to help out and do something other than issue strongly worded condemnations, things would be different.
Honestly, I don’t know what the bloody hell your talking about. The “destruction” in Fallujah is a recurring theme repeatedly everytime the media talks about Iraq.
If someone is conspiring to “hide the truth” they need to do a better job.