Our Selective Moral Outrage


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Poignant. I was reminded of 1 Corinthians 13:11:

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

It seems to me that those who direct the public attention are spiritual children who never really grew up and who refused spiritual maturity in preference of another philosophy- selective outrage mingled with lethargic morality.

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I believe while we consider our press "free" in reality it is not. It is driven by politics, ratings, and of course money.

This is not the only case - how long did those suffering in Dafur wait to get any type of news coverage in the US.

And, news coverage in the US can be totally different than in other parts of the world. Seems to me that we, US, has a much smaller perception of the worlds geography than other nations.

Does any of this make sense bytor? Or are you scratching your head and saying... silly girl must go back to advice forum :)

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I believe while we consider our press "free" in reality it is not. It is driven by politics, ratings, and of course money.

This is not the only case - how long did those suffering in Dafur wait to get any type of news coverage in the US.

And, news coverage in the US can be totally different than in other parts of the world. Seems to me that we, US, has a much smaller perception of the worlds geography than other nations.

Does any of this make sense bytor? Or are you scratching your head and saying... silly girl must go back to advice forum :)

It makes perfect sense and I quite agree....and I would never call you a silly girl and presume to tell you where to post ;) cuz Elphaba might read it and work me over!!:eek:

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