Sol, I think it's quite the opposite. Every time I turn on the news (European channels), I only see more and more violence. To the point that if I happen to turn on the tv when the news has already started, I sometimes wonder if it's real footage or the movies. I think the media should ban certain images during daytime shows, not to lessen their horror or importance, but to give it the right weight. If we see the same violence day after day, sadly, we get used to it. I remember the first time I saw people quarrel on tv. It was a political debate, and one of the men just stood up, shouted to the other, and left the studio. Everyone was in shock, and it was only about 15 years ago. Now, it's what you see every day on tv.
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Originally Posted by Sol
Like Moses indicated, maybe if in the US the media would show more the horrific things going on in the Middle East we would be more sensitive. Due to the censorship and omission of some of the events/situations, it seems as if the news is repetitive and that contributes to our desensitization of cruelty. It reminds me of the news during the Vietnam war. All that was featured were the body counts and some scenes with soldiers and civilians. It was not until that little Vietnamese girl who had napalm burning her back did the US public see a fraction of what was really happening.
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