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The way they're portrayed by the media all over the world is mainly the reason we're all scared of them. A group of fanatics does not make a whole nation or a r

by macns 10y ago

The way they're portrayed by the media all over the world is mainly the reason we're all scared of them. A group of fanatics does not make a whole nation or a religion bad (though I don't endorse nationalism or religion - as an atheist myself).

javajosh 10y ago
The media didn't kill people at Charlie Hebdo. They didn't kill people in Orlando. The media didn't kill people in San Bernadino. They didn't kill people in Paris. They didn't issue fatwas to murder Norweigian cartoonists. The media didn't deny the holocaust or call for the total annihilation of Israel and it's people. The media doesn't run or finance Boko Haram or the Taliban. The media didn't shelter and fund Osama bin Laden and al Queda. The media doesn't launch rockets at civilian populations, and the media doesn't behead people. It's not racist. The US police force is similarly scary. I'm scared of them not because of the media. It's because they kill people, and beat them up, and take people's money, and they get away with it. The media didn't do any of those things. I don't believe all arabs are bad or police are bad. I know muslims who are great people, and I know there are good police out there too. But the harm that police and Muslims do is real, and is not because of the media. My worldview is inclusive, and I believe in diversity, and in egalitarianism. But there are groups that are horrible. Nazis, The Children of God, Scientology, al Queda, ISIS, the Taliban, Boko Haram because I know what they've done, and the people they've hurt. Muslims are associated with a great deal of harm, maybe that's unfair, but that association is not the media's fault.
- macns 10y ago
  Clearly it's the media's fault when all the terrorist's attacks you meticulously mentioned where in Europe or the Americas[1]. Scroll down to the map "The Geography of Terrorism" for proof. Your world view is inclusive but you failed to include that the dead from terrorrists were about 90% muslims. You're not racist and you don't believe all arabs are bad, yet you speak of the harm the Muslims are associated with. Muslims are just another a false category for people by religion, they're humans like the rest of us and as I said before a group of fanatics does not make nation or religion bad[2]. We think we're not racist but we ignorantly are, and it's our fault by not educating properly around the facts. [1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/the-scale-of-terrorist-attacks-around-the-world/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/the-scale-of-t... [2]: http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/dear-west-muslim-s-response-aftermath-terrorist-attacks-461424192 http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/dear-west-muslim-s-resp... EDIT: grammar EDIT 2: re-reading this now, it's not very clear as to why the media coverage on terrorist attacks is at fault, so I'm giving a few more links: "Days Before Brussels, There Were 2 Devastating Terror Attacks the Media Ignored" http://usuncut.com/world/brussels-media-ankara-turkey/ http://usuncut.com/world/brussels-media-ankara-turkey/ "Media coverage of terrorism ‘leads to further violence" https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/aug/01/media-coverage-terrorism-further-violence https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/aug/01/media-coverage... "Disparity in Media Coverage of Terrorist Attacks Around the World" http://www.rcssmideast.org/en/Article/10788/Disparity-in-Media-Coverage-of-Terrorist-Attacks-Around-the-World#.V95_j8J96EI http://www.rcssmideast.org/en/Article/10788/Disparity-in-Med... "Why is the American media mostly ignoring two other terror attacks that happened this month?" http://fusion.net/story/283391/why-is-the-american-media-mostly-ignoring-two-other-terror-attacks-that-happened-this-month/ http://fusion.net/story/283391/why-is-the-american-media-mos...

by macns 10y ago

javajosh 10y ago

The media didn't kill people at Charlie Hebdo. They didn't kill people in Orlando. The media didn't kill people in San Bernadino. They didn't kill people in Paris. They didn't issue fatwas to murder Norweigian cartoonists. The media didn't deny the holocaust or call for the total annihilation of Israel and it's people. The media doesn't run or finance Boko Haram or the Taliban. The media didn't shelter and fund Osama bin Laden and al Queda. The media doesn't launch rockets at civilian populations, and the media doesn't behead people. It's not racist. The US police force is similarly scary. I'm scared of them not because of the media. It's because they kill people, and beat them up, and take people's money, and they get away with it. The media didn't do any of those things. I don't believe all arabs are bad or police are bad. I know muslims who are great people, and I know there are good police out there too. But the harm that police and Muslims do is real, and is not because of the media. My worldview is inclusive, and I believe in diversity, and in egalitarianism. But there are groups that are horrible. Nazis, The Children of God, Scientology, al Queda, ISIS, the Taliban, Boko Haram because I know what they've done, and the people they've hurt. Muslims are associated with a great deal of harm, maybe that's unfair, but that association is not the media's fault.

macns 10y ago
Clearly it's the media's fault when all the terrorist's attacks you meticulously mentioned where in Europe or the Americas[1]. Scroll down to the map "The Geography of Terrorism" for proof. Your world view is inclusive but you failed to include that the dead from terrorrists were about 90% muslims. You're not racist and you don't believe all arabs are bad, yet you speak of the harm the Muslims are associated with. Muslims are just another a false category for people by religion, they're humans like the rest of us and as I said before a group of fanatics does not make nation or religion bad[2]. We think we're not racist but we ignorantly are, and it's our fault by not educating properly around the facts. [1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/the-scale-of-terrorist-attacks-around-the-world/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/the-scale-of-t... [2]: http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/dear-west-muslim-s-response-aftermath-terrorist-attacks-461424192 http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/dear-west-muslim-s-resp... EDIT: grammar EDIT 2: re-reading this now, it's not very clear as to why the media coverage on terrorist attacks is at fault, so I'm giving a few more links: "Days Before Brussels, There Were 2 Devastating Terror Attacks the Media Ignored" http://usuncut.com/world/brussels-media-ankara-turkey/ http://usuncut.com/world/brussels-media-ankara-turkey/ "Media coverage of terrorism ‘leads to further violence" https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/aug/01/media-coverage-terrorism-further-violence https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/aug/01/media-coverage... "Disparity in Media Coverage of Terrorist Attacks Around the World" http://www.rcssmideast.org/en/Article/10788/Disparity-in-Media-Coverage-of-Terrorist-Attacks-Around-the-World#.V95_j8J96EI http://www.rcssmideast.org/en/Article/10788/Disparity-in-Med... "Why is the American media mostly ignoring two other terror attacks that happened this month?" http://fusion.net/story/283391/why-is-the-american-media-mostly-ignoring-two-other-terror-attacks-that-happened-this-month/ http://fusion.net/story/283391/why-is-the-american-media-mos...