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Yami no Kitsune
07-13-2005, 03:05 PM
"Conservative radio and television personalities in the United States were unsettled after last week's bombings in London - not because of the terrorist attack on a major western city, but because too few Londoners were willing to serve as props to support the right-wing ranting of the Americans..."

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=5323
ClymAngus
07-13-2005, 04:27 PM
I'm unsure, about this. One the one hand it is a very flattering article on the other I'm unsure that such a tragic turn of events should be used for political point scoring by any side.

The best part is the direct quote from Ken Livingstone.
Yami no Kitsune
07-13-2005, 11:54 PM
Indeed. But I found it slightly funny in the face of it all. I think its funny that the fox broadcasters only seem to want to put things that are overly dramatic. The article may well be slightly biased, but it does it in an informative manner.
hideko_dahlia
07-14-2005, 12:13 AM
True, true. It just shows how the media can affect the general public's line of thought and how we are all subconsciously being somewhat brainwashed... (Oh, the media. *sigh*)
McCorvic Sucks
07-14-2005, 07:11 PM
When you live in a country where every newscaster orgasms at the thought of shouting "OH SCRAY TERRORISTS! AMERICA #1! KILL EVERYONE WHO ISN'T AMERICAN!" That article comes as a great sigh of relief and be thankful your country isn't as insane as ours.
Azure
07-14-2005, 07:30 PM
That's an interesting article, though a bit worrying that the very idea of people debating the issue was shocking. Surely that's how a democracy is supposed to work? *sigh*
ClymAngus
07-14-2005, 08:47 PM
Well there are 2 responces to this kind of act, run round like a headless chicken or get on with trying to fix what can be fixed.
Tom
07-14-2005, 09:32 PM
I love the article. But sadly, I was not surprised.

FOX News is the most slanted, bias, conservative/right-wing news station on the air--and Bill O'Reilly is an overbearing asshole.
fukkatsu
07-14-2005, 09:51 PM
I love the article. But sadly, I was not surprised.

FOX News is the most slanted, bias, conservative/right-wing news station on the air--and Bill O'Reilly is an overbearing asshole.

Hah! Ditto.

That was so nicely said Tom. So very nicely said.
Cheshire
09-06-2005, 10:36 PM
I love the article. But sadly, I was not surprised.

FOX News is the most slanted, bias, conservative/right-wing news station on the air--and Bill O'Reilly is an overbearing asshole.

You stole the words right out of my mouth.