Anti Anti-War in Media

Who is the Media?

America has very rarely not been at war, dating back to its own revolution. Today is no different, just maybe not as well known by the general public. There is, however, one difference between the media of Today and during the Revolution. For the most part, the media of the revolution was biased towards America in terms of America vs. Britain. If it was positive for America, it was in the media. Today, media isn't for America, its for the Left or the Right.

Where Are We?

Just on Friday of this past week, we sent more troops to Syria (Antiwar). Where was this on your mainstream media? Did the Left show it? Did the Right show it? That's because both of these sides want to have some sort of governmental power. If you show the people what you're actually doing in these offices, they will lose a lot of support. According to the Committee for a Responsible Foreign Policy, 86.4% of people believe that our military should only be used as a last resort (The Nation).

Where Are We Going?

Unfortunately, probably other countries around the world within the coming years. As America has become a major global superpower, we have elected ourselves as the global policing force. Making sure that major enemies of the world are stopped? Sure, that makes sense that we need to stop. But why does it only have to be us stopping them? Shouldn't multiple countries come and help stop that evil? What's considered evil? Are there different levels of evil? Who is more evil, ISIS, or Civilians in the wrong place at the wrong time? These questions are difficult and cannot be answered in a mere blog post. What can be concluded is that we, as a people, need to start talking about it and keep the media, people that should be working FOR us, accountable.

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