2006-11-20 09:58:31 · 6 answers · asked by Rebecca 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
It is better that the public don't see things that they can't handle. Isn't it a little like watching public executions, using as an excuse, the fact that you believe in capitol punishment?
2006-11-20 22:13:19 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure who you think "we" are here, the media? Americans? And not sure what you think we support - the war? The media?
I think there ought to be more outrage over the censorship of war images by the Bush administration, but they've got the press so terrified of losing access to the White House that they are willing to suppress just about anything and few of them ever ask the tough questions.
It took an act of deep cynicism for the Nixon era cronies who planned the Iraq invasion for Bush to be so bold as to ban all images of coffins, but it was a shrewd thing to do. They know what can happen when America sees too many bodies coming - after all, these are the same guys who went into Vietnam!
2006-11-20 18:17:11 · answer #2 · answered by braennvin2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OPINION: 1) From the viewpoint of the present administration, anything that might detract from the collective approval of their war effort and occupation is minimized. This is one of the many examples of media control exercised by the feds. Falls under the heading "no hard questions".
2) The number of people actually supporting this war is in rapid decline. Efforts by the administration to make a connection between supporting our troops and supporting the war is false logic and has become transparent to the educated. All of us could have supported our troops best by not sending any of them into this mess. I could rail on for hours but...
2006-11-20 18:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
UK gov want to avoid the pitfalls of the Vietnam war when on our screens nightly we were shown young American soldiers being killed in battle. What it lead to, both here in UK and in USA, was a massive anti-war movement. Yo Blair is dead against that - some socialist.
2006-11-21 03:52:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there should be no bans on the coverage let people see the true horrors of war then they might not be so keen to support it
2006-11-24 18:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by hjd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's america for ya!
2006-11-21 06:02:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋