Originally Posted by ImmortalCow
Basic literacy skills should allow you to identify emotional connotations.
Even Fox news knows enough to say "the US marksman eliminated the target" instead of "the US sniper killed the man"...
Try to be aware that language is more than just definitions of words
That's because Fox News has to be aware of everything they say. People, like yourself, freak out when they feel they can link words together with past events.
In a perfect world, Fox News or any News provider shouldn't have to worry that their viewers will misinterpret what they say. Perhaps you should be less critical and instead of jumping to conclusions, just ask what I meant.
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Originally Posted by BobLong
Wanna know the Messed up part.People get murdered everyday.Thousands and thousands of people get murdered in Mexico,brazil,africa,Japan,China,North korea.But We dont care.But as soon as 2 or 3 people die in a bombing the entire world cries,and feels bad for us.
You understand that in other parts of the world they report their news based on local events? Why would any American news provider report about deaths in Malaysia? To the vast majority of their viewers it wouldn't be relevant. But a terrorist attack on U.S soil? That's much more relevant.
There's nothing wrong with honoring the dead everywhere, but it's literally impossible to personally respect each death.
Last edited by JayStar; Apr 20, 2013 at 08:53 PM.
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Originally Posted by JayStar
That's because Fox News has to be aware of everything they say. People, like yourself, freak out when they feel they can link words together with past events.
In a perfect world, Fox News or any News provider shouldn't have to worry that their viewers will misinterpret what they say. Perhaps you should be less critical and instead of jumping to conclusions, just ask what I meant.
No, once again, this is basic literacy skills we are talking about.
Originally Posted by ImmortalCow
USA took 100,000+ civilian lives in exchange for 9/11
I wonder how many they will kill in exchange for the 3 that died in Boston. They have already killed one.
The Boston bombing isn't on the same page as 9/11.
In 9/11, you have a global, militant Islamist organisation killing ~3000 people.
In the Boston bombing, you have two individuals killing three.
There aren't any foreign countries housing or financing the brothers. One's dead and the other's being dealt with. That's as far as US 'vengence' will go with this. It's in the same vein as the Wisconsin Sikh temple shootings and Little Rock.
You're blowing it out of proportion.
Last edited by Turtlenecks; Apr 21, 2013 at 08:21 AM.
