There is an article I read today in the Pakistan Tribute. It is a reflection of the US media, and US citizens, obsession with the Schiavo's nonsense. Our corporate media does not know the difference between a family tragedy and national/international news. They don't know the difference between news of any type and celebrity crime stories. They are generally very trite, and generally, the American public laps it up. I have no idea why Americans are so dumb. However, this review does give a clue, as does my title.
The article is titled: "The United Vegetative States of America"
And here is a clip:
"Where is the free American media and their kind hearted patrons when their G.I. Joes are pumping up Iraq with depleted uranium, napalm bombs, cluster munitions and poisonous gases even as these lines are being written? Is death less camera-friendly in Iraq or is it less worthy of the Americans' attention? Are Iraqis children of a lesser god? Go talk of Schiavo's right to live or die."
It ends with:
"The American writer Lee Harris was spot on the dot in his article "Good American Hypocrisy" when he wrote," America’s current critics need to recognize that in pursuing its self-interest the United States is hardly unique-what singles us out from among nations is our obdurate hypocrisy. We have to pretend to ourselves that we are doing the right thing-often at the cost of actually doing it." Go talk of Schiavo's right to live or die."
The entire article can be read here:
http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=101242
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