The War in Africa
There is a huge war raging in Congo and all through Africa right now. Up until yesterday, most of America never even knew this conflict existed. However, yesterday, CNN, obviously lacking for stories, decided to cover this conflict and the west's lack of attention concerning it. Wolf Blitzer did a report and poll on this conflict. Now, this may sound like a good thing, that America is now waking up to this conflict. But as you can see from the poll, more Americans think we should be involved than not involved (although only based on about 3400 votes so far).
Here's my conflict here. Yes, I agree the war is horrible. And so far France is the only western country actually dealing with this war on its radar screen. But until yesterday, most Americans didn't even know a world war was being fought (CNN has coined the term for the war there by using this designation). So, right now, we have stupid Americans who know nothing but what they're told on television, suddenly aflamed about a war in Congo. Do they even know what side we should choose? Is there even enough information available to people about WHAT the conflict is about and WHY it has been going on for four years now with 3.5 million casualties (CNN says 3.1, but insiders have been reporting 3.5 million, including one of the experts on Wolf's show last night)? Yet, when the war speak starts up, you can be assured that someone in our government is going to pick a side, and we're suddenly going to be thrust into a media hype attack on how we must do something about this.
I say this now because none of this has started yet. I'd like to see how people deal with this situation now that I see it as suddenly showing up out of nowhere on the radar screen. I fear for our country because we are a people of little information being fed minimal information that will soon become dogma if the powers that be get the response that they are certainly trying to get.
Yes, I think something should be done. But I already disagree that we are going to be led into a response rather than be able to lead our leaders into a response that's appropriate and justified.
Stumble It!
There is a huge war raging in Congo and all through Africa right now. Up until yesterday, most of America never even knew this conflict existed. However, yesterday, CNN, obviously lacking for stories, decided to cover this conflict and the west's lack of attention concerning it. Wolf Blitzer did a report and poll on this conflict. Now, this may sound like a good thing, that America is now waking up to this conflict. But as you can see from the poll, more Americans think we should be involved than not involved (although only based on about 3400 votes so far).
Here's my conflict here. Yes, I agree the war is horrible. And so far France is the only western country actually dealing with this war on its radar screen. But until yesterday, most Americans didn't even know a world war was being fought (CNN has coined the term for the war there by using this designation). So, right now, we have stupid Americans who know nothing but what they're told on television, suddenly aflamed about a war in Congo. Do they even know what side we should choose? Is there even enough information available to people about WHAT the conflict is about and WHY it has been going on for four years now with 3.5 million casualties (CNN says 3.1, but insiders have been reporting 3.5 million, including one of the experts on Wolf's show last night)? Yet, when the war speak starts up, you can be assured that someone in our government is going to pick a side, and we're suddenly going to be thrust into a media hype attack on how we must do something about this.
I say this now because none of this has started yet. I'd like to see how people deal with this situation now that I see it as suddenly showing up out of nowhere on the radar screen. I fear for our country because we are a people of little information being fed minimal information that will soon become dogma if the powers that be get the response that they are certainly trying to get.
Yes, I think something should be done. But I already disagree that we are going to be led into a response rather than be able to lead our leaders into a response that's appropriate and justified.
Stumble It!
posted by Duane @ 7:13 AM
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