From: harryb@phred.UUCP (harry barnett)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Re: Does anyone read Seattle PI today?
Date: 22 Dec 92 17:07:13 GMT
Reply-To: harryb@phred.UUCP
Distribution: seattle
Organization: Physio-Control

In article 27536@u.washington.edu, adamy@carson.u.washington.edu (Adam E.C. Yeh) writes:
>Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Thursday, December 17, 1992 (Page A2) reports:
>"South Korea election may be milestone for democracy." however, in the
>captions of the accompanied picture, it reports that everything was
>happening in Taiwan.
>
> SOUTH KOREA is not TAIWAN
>
>When first reading this caption, I figure out that it is probably about
>the election underway in Korea. But, hey, you have to be careful, there is
>a picture showing someone who was caught by three policeme.  The man 
>was apparently suffering and getting hurt. So, all the readers--such
>as me--feel visually shocked: Where is this damn place! Oh, look at the
>captions associated with this picture--Police in Taipei restrain an
>opposition supporter.......of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party....
>This year for the first time, all legislators will be chosen by voters
>on Taiwan." So the election is in Taiwan?  South Korea and Taiwan seem
>the same to the reporter; yeah, they both are in Asia.  I still confuse
>about the whole report: Where is the place? Who are them?   
>But, they are reporting my country, the imagine of my country.
>You would never be surprised about the materpiece ever done by the 
>teamwork of a media.
>
> DO NOT TRY TO FOOL PEOPLE
>
>Now, I do not want to blame anyone even though I was REALLY uncomfortable
>about this JOKE. Why cannot a reporter distiguish a country from others?
>When the election goes on in South Korea, the reporter can find a picture
>to show the campaign-related violence, and then faking some ridiculous
>statements under this so-impressive show-picture.  Althoug geographical
>ignorance could be the best execuse, the reporter--the one who tells you
>about the international news ,and the one who you always trust--has to
>take the resposibility.  When the media does not respect its readers,
>this kind of ignorance would keep happening.  I believe that most subscribers
>have a sense of logics, a sense that can perceive the differences 
>between two totally independent countries.  WHO will report the famine
>in Somali, showing the picture about U.S. troops and Somalian children,
>and then under this picture saying: Hey, this in the Florida; see the
>troops are helping people to recover their homes.  Maybe this would
>happen. 8-)  Who knows?
>
> YOU DESERVE BETTER--You Want A True Intelligencer
>
>I still can not believe this.  Today is definitely not April 1st.  I, 
>therefore, urge all the people--who care about the right to know the
>truth--to call Seattle PI, complaining this ignorance.  You ARE NOT
>a fool, you should be respected.  Please ask they to take the resposibility
>and give you, an intelligentia, a right to know the truth.
>
>-Adam E.C. Yeh


Adam, I understand your outrage.  But stop and think:  The US "media"
conceived of, worked hard for, and brought you, live into your very
living room, TA-DAH:  *The LA RIOTS*.  They orchestrated it, they
called for it, and they presided over the destruction.  Do you
seriously think they really give a damn about accuracy?  THEY DON'T
HAVE TO.  "Wow, $750 million damage and over 50 killed!  Why, there's
no LIMIT to our power!"

The "dethroning" of President Nixon in 1974 made them aware of the
power they really have.  It has taken them about 20 years, but it takes
a while for a sleeping giant to awaken; they are just now learning how
to flex their muscles.  Among other things, they orchestrated the
Travesty of November 3rd, the consequences of which are still to come.
The drum beat to eliminate private ownership of firearms is increasing
to a crescendo and will continue to increase in volume until they
either get their way or we have a revolutionary blood bath.  (You don't
believe the media is after the confiscation of private firearms?  Try
two editorials, three articles, and one comic strip in the 12/21
Seattle Times!  More to follow...watch that newspaper for coming
events...)

***GUN CONTROL == PEOPLE CONTROL***

The members of the media do what they please, say what they
please, whenever they please.  They set objectives that ignore human
rights, human decency, they spit on the truth, and giggle about it.
AND THEY, THE MEDIA, ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO NO ONE.  THERE IS NOTHING IN
OUR SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES TO CHECK OR BALANCE THEM.

But they must have credibility, you say?  It has taken them so long to
start exercising their power of control over the society because they
still are walking kind of gingerly because they do not truly appreciate
the gullibility of The People, and continue to be astounded at how
STUPID The People truly are.  "Genius may have its limitations, but
stupidity is not thus handicapped." -Elbert Hubbard

This example you gave is but one example which appears to you
egregious.  Trust NONE of the information fed to you by the media.  And
this includes that which you are inclined to believe.  Read EVERYTHING
critically; watch EVERYTHING critically.  Think about why THIS story
was selected, why it is in the location (the page or the part of the
broadcast) that it is, what was the "spin" that the editor was trying
to put on it, how was the editor trying to skew your opinion or
thinking.  EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS PROPAGANDA!  Ponder and speculate on
the intended result of the propaganda.  Stay low, keep moving, watch
your six!  :-)

IMHO, every act, EVERY ACT, of the US media is skewed (and has been,
more or less, for years) to the ultimate intended result of "establish
collectivism, eliminate individualism".  To this end, they promote the
power of Big Government, to the denigration of individual rights.  The
used-to-be Socialist World is collapsing economically and admitting
that the principles of collectivism are incompatible with human rights
and human government, and the US Liberal Left, using its mouthpiece,
The Media, is trying to segue into it right here and now, and world
wide, if they can get away with it.  Sigh.

And US citizens, an "intelligentsia"?  You're joking. Right?  RIGHT?
You mean that THIS is what Thomas Jefferson had in mind when he spoke
of an "educated electorate"? :-)

harryb@phred

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