http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159 make it happen Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:36:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159#comment-14285 steve Sat, 24 May 2008 18:27:25 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159#comment-14285 How can a libertarian go to China and not have his head explode? You are a strong man boose. How can a libertarian go to China and not have his head explode? You are a strong man boose.

]]> http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159#comment-14254 boose Fri, 23 May 2008 08:49:46 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159#comment-14254 speaking of earthquakes, there are still aftershocks in chengdu where I am this summer. Also, the Chinese here are complaining about the west's media bias against them. I might have to place myself in between you two on this one. I think the media does spend a lot of time on the bad news, hence the perceived bias by everyone. However, I think the plethora of liberal reporters makes them more likely to make their happy stories have a liberal slant. For example, I've seen more "what is it like to be so-and-so" stories from the popular press about terrorists than about businessmen. speaking of earthquakes, there are still aftershocks in chengdu where I am this summer. Also, the Chinese here are complaining about the west’s media bias against them. I might have to place myself in between you two on this one. I think the media does spend a lot of time on the bad news, hence the perceived bias by everyone. However, I think the plethora of liberal reporters makes them more likely to make their happy stories have a liberal slant. For example, I’ve seen more “what is it like to be so-and-so” stories from the popular press about terrorists than about businessmen.

]]> http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159#comment-14245 darwin Thu, 22 May 2008 22:07:16 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159#comment-14245 No, I was pointing out another group besides American soldiers that is always complaining about the bad press it gets. Iwas pointing out that the rhetoric you're using applies equally to both groups. I think white criminals also get more coverage than nice, friendly, helpful white people. My point is that press coverage of everything is much more often negative than positive. We hear about earthquakes and floods, not nice sunny days and fertile growing seasons. No, I was pointing out another group besides American soldiers that is always complaining about the bad press it gets. Iwas pointing out that the rhetoric you’re using applies equally to both groups. I think white criminals also get more coverage than nice, friendly, helpful white people. My point is that press coverage of everything is much more often negative than positive. We hear about earthquakes and floods, not nice sunny days and fertile growing seasons.

]]> http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159#comment-14244 steve Thu, 22 May 2008 19:56:08 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159#comment-14244 Its hard to take your comments seriously. You are not honestly suggesting that minorities receive more negative attention that comparable white people? Its hard to take your comments seriously. You are not honestly suggesting that minorities receive more negative attention that comparable white people?

]]> http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159#comment-14241 darwin Thu, 22 May 2008 17:32:06 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2008/1159#comment-14241 As always, I agree on the bias but I disagree on the source. The US media reports almost exclusively bad news, across the board. Civil rights leaders often decry the media for portraying blacks only as criminals and wellfare frauds and negligent parents, because those are the only types of stories that the news typically bothers reporting on. Ignoring honrable, hard-working American soldiers is like ignoring successful, hard-work Black CEO's: the news just doesn't report on things that go right. I think that's terrible and actually a much larger problem in our society than the coverage of the war specifically. As always, I agree on the bias but I disagree on the source. The US media reports almost exclusively bad news, across the board. Civil rights leaders often decry the media for portraying blacks only as criminals and wellfare frauds and negligent parents, because those are the only types of stories that the news typically bothers reporting on. Ignoring honrable, hard-working American soldiers is like ignoring successful, hard-work Black CEO’s: the news just doesn’t report on things that go right. I think that’s terrible and actually a much larger problem in our society than the coverage of the war specifically.

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