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Were you around for the buildup to the second gulf war? The rhetoric against Saddam Hussein was not terribly different in tone than that against Putin. People w
by seti0Cha 5y ago
Were you around for the buildup to the second gulf war? The rhetoric against Saddam Hussein was not terribly different in tone than that against Putin. People were similarly outraged and many people wanted us to invade because of all the awful things he did, e.g. his treatment of the Kurds. In fact, pretty much all the major conflicts that have happened in my lifetime have been accompanied by a call to action based on moral outrage. I don't mean to offend, but it seems to me it's people such as yourself who have abetted our participation in so many conflicts, and precious few have been better for our involvement.
- oneoff786 5y agoMedia literacy seems like it was a lot worse back then. I’m not convinced I would ever support the invasion of another country. I’m not supporting the invasion of Russia. I’m supporting the defense of Ukraine.
- cmrdporcupine 5y agoI'm fully on board in supporting Ukraine, but the quality of the coverage is no better. I don't often watch TV, particularly American TV, but I was down at a friends recently and he had CNN on and I was like... yep, same old same old, just as bad as it was in the early 2000s. Sensationalistic, simplistic, and highly biased. Beats the Fox News bias, but still bias. But, I'm neither liberal or conservative. I'm a socialist, and mainstream politics is pretty alien to me on both "sides."
- oneoff786 5y agoAs much as people want to shit on social media echo chambers, they pale in comparison to television news. Television news is just pathetic. Understanding this is step one of media literacy.
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- cmrdporcupine 5y agoI was more than around, I was part of the protest movement along with millions of others. What's happening in Ukraine is entirely different.
- refurb 5y agoYup. When Biden started dropping “regime change” it was pretty clear the narrative has been set and most are on board. Would love for American to just sit out the next war.