Great Comparison of Vietnam and Iraq - by someone that should know

[SirMoby]

Originally Posted by Linkster

Sorry for the rant - but it seems like the Americans just sit and watch this shit and brush it off with a "ahhh- who cares we expect our politicians to be corrupt" attitude that is leading these wonderfully apathetic idiots right down the road to where Hitler would have loved to have had the German people a few years earlier - only it took him over 10 years to accomplish the same task

Americans sit around and watch shows that they think are news related when they're not. I'm shocked at how many people believe some of these shows are unbiased and informative.

It's not that Americans sit around and don't care. They simply don't know. They're not motivated enough to check the facts. As msanchez points out, the news is no longer allowed to show pictures of casualities or war torn Iraq. If we still had free press then Dubya would not have made a second term.

[bunky2u]

Originally Posted by SirMoby

Americans sit around and watch shows that they think are news related when they're not. I'm shocked at how many people believe some of these shows are unbiased and informative.

It's not that Americans sit around and don't care. They simply don't know. They're not motivated enough to check the facts. As msanchez points out, the news is no longer allowed to show pictures of casualities or war torn Iraq. If we still had free press then Dubya would not have made a second term.

The problem lies with the way the media is being controlled by those who in favor or will benefit from the Iraq war. My suggestion to everybody in the US is to stop watching TV and reading what your press is feeding you. Check out what other English speaking countries are saying about the world.

Karl Marx may have been right in his time by saying, "Religion is the opium of the masses." Call me out to lunch, but TV dulls your senses and molds your opinions to mirror what you are watching.

Now for those of you who are wondering... No I don't watch TV. I don't have cable or satellite, and I would not have a single clue as to how to program a TiVo.