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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Dr. Id who wrote (132480)5/10/2004 4:36:15 PM
From: cnyndwllr  Read Replies (3) of 281500
 
Dr. Id, I think there's some truth in the assertion. I tend to be one of those who thinks that images that create anger, passion and hatred at times when we need to be objective, rational and judicious, are counterproductive. That's not to say that we shouldn't see such images; but it does mean that we should be cautious of those who reuse such images for the purpose of inflaming a populace to act irrationally.

There are also times when a pious, smug, naive or accepting populace needs to see images that reflect reality.

We all understood the pain of 9/11; it was our pain. We all tended to ignore the pain of our actions in Iraq; it was their pain. We were overreacting to the punch we took on 9/11 by invading and occupying Iraq. We were under reacting to the punch we are giving many of the Iraqis by our heavy handed "missionary work" there.

News is news and should be aired. The attempt to suppress or delay the "abuse" news was unwarranted. The attempts to bring our dead home in the dead of night are unwarranted. The attempts to veil the horrific pictures of our dead and Iraqi dead are unwarranted. The attempt to capitalize on the 9/11 images, after their news publication, is evident. What those seemingly inconsistent efforts have in common is their single-minded political purpose of creating and maintaining support for the Iraqi occupation.

The truth tends to grow toward the light, however, and it will sometimes pop up when it's least expected.
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