Why Anxiety is good for you US.... American vs Canada headlines plus

[Ichingcarpenter]

Plus Time magazine covers on what you see
in a checkout stand vs the rest of the world.

[Warpy]

1. I'd rather be like Canada

with less anxiety and a lot more civility.

[Enthusiast]

3. PLUS ONE, a whole bunch!

[awoke_in_2003]

8. And more poutine. nt

[Mister Nightowl]

2. Just the facts, ma'am

Ditch the hype.

[barbtries]

4. so that is corporate america's plan

keep 'em terrified.

fuck them.

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. coverage was smart, careful, and absolutely un-American."

Canada Just Showed the U.S. the Exact Right Way to Cover a Shooting



Given the seriousness of the situation — Canadian MP Kyle Seeback called it a "horrific day" — and given the relative rarity of public shootings in Canada, a media circus would not have been entirely unexpected. Yet CBC, one of Canada's premiere news organizations, had other ideas.

Rather than the hysterical, high-pitched squealing of some American networks, CBC assumed a miraculously calm tone. As Media Bistro's Mark Joyella noted, "the rolling coverage was smart, careful, and absolutely un-American."


But rather than play into the potential for hysteria, CBC anchor Peter Mansbridge never lost his cool. Mansbridge presented information in a calm, collected and respectful manner, and he was extremely careful to report facts — particularly as they related to the soldier's death — rather than unconfirmed information.

Take this transcript, courtesy of Mother Jones:

MANSBRIDGE: And so, the situation is, as we say, tense and unclear. And it's on days like this—we keep reminding you of this and it's important—it's on days like this, where a story takes a number of different pathways, a number of changes occur, and often rumors start in a situation like this.

We try to keep them out of our coverage, but when they come, sometimes from official sources, like members of Parliament, you tend to give them some credence. But you carefully weigh it with what we're also witnessing.

It's clear that the situation is not over. It is clear the police are in an intense standby situation and continue to be on the lookout, and until somebody blows the all-clear on this we will continue to stay on top of it and watch as the events unfold.


http://mic.com/articles/102116/canada-just-schooled-the-u-s-media-in-how-to-cover-a-shooting

[woo me with science]

6. K&R Here's nashville_brook's perfect summary

of the propaganda we are fed:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5688165
37. eggsactly -- the hope is to keep us in our lower brain functions - limbic systems rather than cerebral cortex.

One nation, manipulated by sociopaths who treat us like goddamned fools.

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Social Conditioning on a large scale is not that hard

if you control the media and bombard the masses in most aspects of their daily lives
with lower brain function trip switches which generates a predictable conditioned response to the subject



which is why net neutrality is so important.