Winks Blog

The Unfiltered Graphics Please

Good morning,

Wow.. I'm on a rampage today. Just read Riverbends blog (See the right column, I have her link listed there). She talks about the graphic details of the aftermath of the Israel bombing in Lebanon the other day. Yes, you know,the bombing which killed dozens of innocent women and children. To those of you who read this from other countries, you should know that the United States Of America is really big into keeping our news "Clean". Our news broadcasters are not allowed to show corpses, hacked up people, blown apart body parts, dead babies, bloodshed, or any type of what Americans would consider "Graphic" photographic or video coverage of the aftermath of an attack. Even after September 11th, they were very careful to not show any of the bloody afermath. We saw only a few powdery faces, maybe some tears or looks of horror. My question is, why is America so "Protective" of its audience or.. as we say, "Respectful" for those and their families who have been badly injured, torn apart, or killed? On one hand I do understand the idea that perhaps people would prefer to remain unseen, or their families might prefer to not have the blood of their relative broadcasted to the world. On the other hand, I think that we Americans need to see the real, true, unfiltered aftermath of the horrific attacks, bombings, murders, kidnappings, and slaughter that is out there.

Why does our news coverage need to be so sterilized? I believe the more graphic the coverage, the more opportunity we have to see the real truth of the matter, thus have the chance to even for a moment experience heartfelt pain and anger. Let's get out of denial, whitewashing, and for heaven's sake, such sterilized coverage of the morbid Iraqi condition. Americans might finally see the truth, and wake up and force change onto this exceptionally subborn and steadfast regime that we call our "Administration". Trust me, international readers, this "Administration" does not reflect nor do they "administer" the will of the majority of the American people. Most Americans agree that their attack on Iraq was a HUGE blunder and mistake. Most Americans believe that the USA should get out of there if not immediately, as soon as possible. Most Americans, quite frankly, have lost respect (if they ever had any to begin with), with Mr. Bush. Quite simply, he and his little crew of strokers, clearly live in their own world and honestly do not represent the majority of how the people of the US feel. Excuse the tangent!

On that note, I'll leave you with a single thought. Let's take off the rose colored glasses so we can truly see the red.

Have a nice day.

posted by Wink @ 8:53 AM