Guest guest Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Hi CM, > Tracy, > If we would have had the coverage that we have now, most likely would > not have had Hitler be that powerful or concentration camps. Maybe .. but as Hitler was a Socialist the news media might have sided with him. If they didn't it would have been because they had recognized that something bad was about to happen to the German people .. Germans are white folks .. Christians .. reason enough to oppose Hitler. The news media was around when millions were killed in Rwanda and while Saddam was killing his people .. but they gave little attention to it. I would guess its because they think (are they right?) that listeners aren't all that concerned about little brown folks or non-Christians .. except for people of the Jewish faith because they have a strong lobby and they are well integrated into American society .. to include the news media. > Unless we had a Murdoch who would have sided with Goebbels.. > C-M Based on the fact that Goebbels was a slick talker and his wife was in fact a Jewish lady, he might have been able to convince CNN that the allies were full of crap .. and operating on faulty intelligence. ;-) There is no question that the news media plays an important role as the watch dawg in a democratic country .. but I have heard some old timers say they miss the days when ethics such as that displayed by Edward R. Murrow were the norm instead of political polarization and concern for ratings and advertising contracts. Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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