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Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
Mon Jan 20, 2014, 01:10 PM Jan 2014

Why the Mass Media refuses to let Americans CELEBRATE the spirit of the Olympics by fearmongering

I Don't Know.

For ratings? For power? Because the current US/Russia tiff over Iran and Syria makes the Olympics a fair target of reprisals and media manipulation? Because they are fascist corporate owned lackeys? Because they are terminally stupid?


I do not know why they encourage the terrorists in their pursuit of using fear as a political weapon by purposely helping spread the fear, overplaying the terror aspect, underplaying the celebration of peace, culture and sports aspect which is what the Olympics was for in the first place, remember?


Your guess as good as mine, but one of them has to be true.


"Olympic torch arrives in Volgograd amid new terror threat for Games"

http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/20/olympic-torch-arrives-in-volgograd-amid-new-terror-threat-for-games/

- how about leave it at "Olympic torch arrives in Volgograd"? Why add on the extra?

"Olympic torch arrives in Volgograd amid new terror threat"

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1a0ing_olympic-torch-arrives-in-volgograd-amid-new-terror-threat-for-games_news

EVERY news story on this moment of celebration of peace, sports and culture is being overwhelmed by a coordinated effort to link Sochi to terrorism.....as the terrorists WANT, you idiots.

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Why the Mass Media refuses to let Americans CELEBRATE the spirit of the Olympics by fearmongering (Original Post) Fred Sanders Jan 2014 OP
Follow the BBC coverage liberal N proud Jan 2014 #1
So you think news should be more a public relations thing than information on Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #2
 

Bluenorthwest

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2. So you think news should be more a public relations thing than information on
Mon Jan 20, 2014, 01:30 PM
Jan 2014

actual events? So don't mention the anti gay stuff or anything about security? This in service to a ski show? I don't agree with you.

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