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| quote: | | I love how the majority of articles focus on the US government but fail to mention the wrongdoings of any others. Give me a break ... most governments and not just the US operate in the same way. |
You're probably right, but you're missing the point.
Regardless of what the other countries do, it does not change the fact that many decisions made by the US government are, for want of a better word, "immoral", and that the US media (and other western media to be fair) has consistently failed to report them (I'll refrain from speculating on why this may be). The "but the other countries do it too" argument just doesn't wash. You cannot condemn other countries for acting immorally and then justify the actions of the US government on the grounds that these other countries do it too. It's the rule of hypocracy: either what you are saying is wrong, or what you are doing is wrong. Which category does the US government fall into?
For the record, I condemn many actions committed by Saddam Hussein and the leaders of many other countries, but for a suppodesly advanced, civilised western nation, the US has a disproportionately poor human rights record, which US citizens - in my admittedly small experience - often fail to acknowledge (perhaps - as this article would appear to be suggesting - this is because the US media often fails to report stories that appear to be critical of the US government, keeping the average American in the dark).
Having said that, I do agree with Arbiter in perhaps questioning the validity/verifiability of many of the articles. The trouble with the more "radical" organisations is that in their desire to persuade and rally their rhetoric, they are often susceptible to "lying through omission". So, for instance, many of these issues may have already been rebutted by the US government (or other bodies/organisations), but the articles presented may have conveniently "omitted" the more valid, opposing opinion in preference of facts that more adequately support the cause advocated by this organisation. I suppose we'll never know, but, regardless of whether all articles can be demonstrated as absolutely true, it does at least succeed in raising awareness of issues we may never have otherwise known existed.
Also, I think it's interesting to notice that this organisation is based in California, somewhat diminishing the validity of the "it must just be people who hate the US" line of argument.
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I am sure you wouldn't see many newspapers in Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Seria, Lebanon... showing the injustices caused by their governments.
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