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Old February 27, 2003, 20:15   #31
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If 50% of all US coverage was pro NAZI, yes I would expect the % of people that would support would be impacted and it would probably rise from the current 1% (pure guess on current percentage, but I think you'll accept it for the sake of the argument).
But as influential as the press may be, I doubt Nazi support would ever rise to 50 %.
Your post was thoughtful.

Now letīs have a closer look at your example: What if:

-Not 50% (of the media) were pro_Nazi, but 70-80.
-The *not* pro-Nazi voices were constantly belittled, ridiculed and called "antiaryan" (= super-super-evil).
-Furthermore, if you are *very* anti-Nazi, you are in danger of losing your job, plus other unpleasantnesses.
-And this has gone on for, say, 30 years.

How many would dare being anti-Nazi?
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Are you trying to distract?

I didnīt state the media in Iraq are balanced. But, are yours?
No... just making a point. It's usually more of a matter of the editorials reflecting the opinions of the readers than the editorials changing many people's minds.

And our media is far more balanced than those in Iraq or in the middle east in general
Is it 50/50... no way. Overall, Isreal enjoys much higher levels of support, so the media reflects thats.

But I'm sure you will find more anti Isreal stuff in the US than you will find pro Isreal stuff in the arab media
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It's an aspect of the free press. People are allowed to say what they want without government interference. This is what distinguishes the United States and Western Europe from the Arab world.

I'm curious, how many Austrian editorials are anti-Israel? And is this a cause or effect of how you feel?
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I'm curious, how many Austrian editorials are anti-Israel? And is this a cause or effect of how you feel?
Good question. Media-bias in Austria concerning Israel is similar to the US, though not so pronounced. You have a range from very pro-Israel to moderately pro-Israel to neutral to slightly anti-Israel.

Though, afaIk, there is *no* medium in Austria that is *very* anti-Israel; itīs a taboo.

Now you might say in Germany (and, to a lesser degree, Austria) such a taboo is understandable, but is it really? Was it the Palestinians who were the perpetrators of Nazism? Did any Jew die in WWII so that Israel may now enjoy freedom from critique 6o years later? Doesnīt make sense to me.

And what about Britain? What about the US? What did *they* do to deserve getting one-sided info and rude words (like Mr. Fisk) when they complain? Seems a bit weird, but perhaps itīs just me.
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Plenty of doves get plenty of air time as well.
Depends on how you define doves. I can see that some people who say 'it might be risky' or 'give UN a chance' get airtime. But does *anybody* get airtime who says: This war is *in itself* *wrong*, with or without UN support? Does *even one* person get airtime who says Iraq is in the right?

If you have a range of allowed opinions, but all tilted towards one side, this may *seem* balanced, but it isnīt.
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But does *anybody* get airtime who says: 1) This war is *in itself* *wrong*, with or without UN support? 2) Does *even one* person get airtime who says Iraq is in the right?
1) Yes.
2) No.
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Does *even one* person get airtime who says Iraq is in the right?
No because we believe lunatics should say what they have to say on street corners, not national news.

Iraq is in the wrong. If you deny that, then you deny resolution 1441, and thus the rule of international law. The only thing to discuss is how to deal with its criminal behavior.
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1) Yes.
Examples?
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Iraq is in the wrong. If you deny that, then you deny resolution 1441, and thus the rule of international law.
You joking? Read this thread:
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=78692
Even MtG, if I understand him correctly, believes that the SC doesnīt have the right to order souvereign states around.

Apart from this: Whereīs your proof that Iraq is in violation? The missing of such proof is another major issue. (Not that the UN demands were legal in the first place.)
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Apart from this: Whereīs your proof that Iraq is in violation?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2590265.stm
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No, I was talking about someone saying you have no right to threaten a souvereign state with war at all; opposing the 'New World Order' as a matter of principle. AfaIk, no one like this gets airtime.
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No, I was talking about someone saying you have no right to threaten a souvereign state with war at all;
That's not what you said. Just accept that you were proven wrong and move on. Redefining terms after the fact only serves to make you look childish.
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Inconclusive. The burden on proof doesnīt lie on the defendant; not in a civilized trial.
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That's not what you said. Just accept that you were proven wrong and move on. Redefining terms after the fact only serves to make you look childish.
Thatīs what I said; stop lying.

"But does *anybody* get airtime who says: This war is *in itself* *wrong*, with or without UN support?"
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The burden on proof doesnīt lie on the defendant; not in a civilized trial.
This isn't a trial and the UN did put the burden of proof on Iraq in 1441.
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This isn't a trial and the UN did put the burden of proof on Iraq in 1441.
Says you. France interpretes 1441 differently.
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Thatīs what I said; stop lying.
That exactly what you said. You wanted to know if anyone got airtime that believed that this war was wrong and didn't particularly care about UN approval. I gave you a published example. If you had wanted to add more qualifiers to you initial statement, you should have done so before the fact instead of making an arse of yourself now. You just can't seem to accept being wrong.
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You wanted to know if anyone got airtime that believed that this war was wrong and didn't particularly care about UN approval. I gave you a published example.
Not just wrong; *in itself* (that is: without qualification) wrong. But never mind: Your article sure didnīt appear in a widely-read paper, right?

And itīs about a minority of one, right? So my argument there is no balanced debate about either this war or Israel stands.
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Your article sure didnīt appear in a widely-read paper, right?
You didn't ask for that.

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You didn't ask for that either.
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You didn't ask for that.
I actually said 'on air'.

But I think you are just trying to create smoke, anyway, and you know it.
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I actually said 'on air'.
It was close enough.

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But I think you are just trying to are create smoke,
I'm just answering you questions as best I can. Be more specific in the future if you didn't like the results.
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I'm just answering you questions as best I can.
How accomodating of you.

But I wonder why no one answered this one: (quote from previous page)

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If 50% of all US coverage was pro NAZI, yes I would expect the % of people that would support would be impacted and it would probably rise from the current 1% (pure guess on current percentage, but I think you'll accept it for the sake of the argument).
But as influential as the press may be, I doubt Nazi support would ever rise to 50 %.
Your post was thoughtful.

Now letīs have a closer look at your example: What if:

-Not 50% (of the media) were pro_Nazi, but 70-80.
-The *not* pro-Nazi voices were constantly belittled, ridiculed and called "antiaryan" (= super-super-evil).
-Furthermore, if you are *very* anti-Nazi, you are in danger of losing your job, plus other unpleasantnesses.
-And this has gone on for, say, 30 years.

How many would dare being anti-Nazi?
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Its OLD NEWS... and not really news, just a rehash of the fact that everybody knows already... that this is one VERY BIASED guy.
If what he said is true, that the incidents Fisk listed did happen, even if he is indeed biased doesn't mean his point is invalid.
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Iraq is in the wrong. If you deny that, then you deny resolution 1441, and thus the rule of international law. The only thing to discuss is how to deal with its criminal behavior.
Don't we all know by now that the US wants to invade Iraq is not because it violated a Security Council resolution? Shall I mention Israel again?
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Don't we all know by now that the US wants to invade Iraq is not because it violated a Security Council resolution? Shall I mention Israel again?
Which resolutions w/ regards to Israel were passed under Chapter 7?
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Which resolutions w/ regards to Israel were passed under Chapter 7?
What is so special about #7?

Nice list of ignored UN resolutions here:
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Chapter 7 of what? the UN charter?
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