Members Sylph Posted February 3, 2011 Members Share Posted February 3, 2011 It dawned on me – – that the main reason I don't like her is that I find her patronizing. To me, she speaks to the plebeians, rather than the patricians. And it bugs me. Noam Chomsky also spoke about the crisis: http://www.alternet.org/story/149786/chomsky:_why_the_mideast_turmoil_is_a_direct_threat_to_the_american_empire/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted February 3, 2011 Members Share Posted February 3, 2011 I can see that. I also think she's a boring and terrible interviewer. The only thing I find engaging about her is that she's a great field reporter, even in her older age. She's not afraid of getting her face blown off to get the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted February 3, 2011 Members Share Posted February 3, 2011 I don't want to make it sound as I consider myself to be this elitist whatever, but she, together with a huge chunk of other media, just dumbs down issues and chews them to make them more digestible. People can be clever, no need to underestimate them. Your public is as idiotic as you want them to be. Which, I presume, actually is the goal, to make people less smart and make them not care or something. That's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted February 3, 2011 Administrator Share Posted February 3, 2011 The images/footage of people on horses and CAMELS was jaw dropping. Crazy. So many reporters are being attacked now. Major props to them for putting their neck on the line like this. http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/more-journalists-attacked-arrested-detained-cairo-24435?page=0,0 Kudos to her for getting that. She really is one of the best in her field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted February 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2011 Anderson Cooper tonight is broadcasting from an undisclosed location and he actually stated he is fearful for what comes next. Many are speculating Mubarak's regime is going to take the main square by force to push the anti-government protesters out which would explain why they are going to great lengths to snuff out the foreign media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted February 4, 2011 Members Share Posted February 4, 2011 So to break this down further...people are speculating the "Muslim Brotherhood' mobs attacking news crews are actually people Mubarak hired to keep their cameras off of what he's about to do next: which is basically send the police back out to the streets to bust some heads and kill more people who are anti-government. Do I have it right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted February 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2011 I am not saying the Mubarak regime is in "cahoots" with the Muslim Brotherhood as you seem to be suggesting. That wasn't my point at all. My point was though whether the foreign media censorship is government orchestrated or not, it certainly makes it easier for pro-Mubarak forces or the regime itself to retaliate in an unjustifiable manner against the anti-regime protesters. A side note though, even without "censorship" we aren't getting the full story. I know that. The American media especially clearly has an agenda in all of this, despite people like Cooper saying we just are after the "truth". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted February 4, 2011 Members Share Posted February 4, 2011 Cooper and others may very well be after the truth. He just might have someone over his head telling him what he can/cannot report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted February 4, 2011 Members Share Posted February 4, 2011 http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted February 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2011 Yep, and that's truth I think we can bank on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted February 5, 2011 Members Share Posted February 5, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted February 11, 2011 Administrator Share Posted February 11, 2011 A 30 year regime done in 18 days of protest. Astonishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 11, 2011 Members Share Posted February 11, 2011 Is it over or will they just find a new figurehead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted February 11, 2011 Members Share Posted February 11, 2011 Well... If the military doesn't restrain a possible Islamist regime of the Brotherhood... Probably Israel will intervene and there will be carnage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted February 11, 2011 Members Share Posted February 11, 2011 Repealing DADT couldn't have come at a better time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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