> It is the media attention given to the situation, not the situation itself, that is terrifying. In a very real sense, the media is causing the demoralization

> It is the media attention given to the situation, not the situation itself, that is terrifying. In a very real sense, the media is causing the demoralization / fear in the US / West. Given we will spend trillions(?) of dollars fighting the terrorism that we ostensibly believe is causing that demoralization (due to its real harm on the country), why aren't we spending any trillions against the media? Not to censor the media directly, but, say, giving news outlets millions of dollars for every happy or accurate story they write, if we're going to spend that money anyway.