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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: yard_man who wrote (4201)	1/28/2003 6:22:24 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25898

Re: This is a puzzle for me -- have you seen any articles that analyze popular support and why it is there?? Polling is a very subjective business. The standing joke is to ask any group who among them has ever been polled; the answer is no one. Polls are the most easily manipulated thing in the world. For instance, say you have a terrorist attack on a nation and then you have some drastic measures put in place to take away civil liberties and a government that trades in fear-mongering for control of the populace. Then you get a call at 9:00 PM from a stranger saying he's running a poll, and what do you think of Bush's performance? What would you say?

To: yard_man who wrote (4201)	1/28/2003 6:51:31 PM
From: Just_Observing	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Re: But why do people support attacking a country that is not currently attacking anyone else? 1. Misinformed and Underinformed Citizens: It is claimed that 80 Million Americans get all their news from Talk Radio which is dominated by the right wing which precludes any possibility of getting a balanced view. Evening news now has 18 minutes of news and 12 minutes of ads. Apparently, the sound bite has decreased from 30 seconds a decade ago to 8 seconds today. Trying compressing a complex topic into 8 seconds. 2. Consolidation of Media Power has caused a drastic reduction in the diversity of opinion in the mainstream media. Jack Welch came into the NBC offices during the night of the 2000 election and asserted control. He claims that it is just fine for Corporations to back the candidates that are better for their business. Congress has removed many restrictions on ownership of radio stations. 3. Pressure on journalists has increased and/or journalists are so rich that they don't want risk their high paying jobs. A few months after 911, Dan Rather confessed in Europe that he could not ask hard questions of GW because of a fear of being "necklaced." That refers to the procedure of wrapping a car tire around a person's neck and setting it on fire. If Dan Rather confesses to such pressure, how about the lesser known journalists? What chance do we have to get the truth? I have found that the press in smaller countries tends to be much more balanced. These smaller countries do not have global agendas. The Government and the Corporations tend to leave the press alone. So there tends to be a diversity of opinion. And a greater chance to get a balanced view. Australia is a prime example of such a country. I think that the media is failing us totally. The larger that the media has grown, the greater its dependance on advertising and on the Corporations. This has resulted in a complete surrender to the Corporate Interest. Corporations see easy money to be made in Iraq. And the people will follow.