The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Brian:

Although I find it sad, it never surprises me how selective our
memories are, both as individuals and as a society. Hindsight is just
as flawed as foresight because we remember only what we choose to.

#6: You are correct, wicthhunting is a better choice.

Governments and the media have been in the business of shaping public opinion and fears for centuries. Hitler used it, so did the Spanish during the Inquisition. McCarthy and the Puritans made witch burning real. It's been known for a long time that the various media outlets lean towards one political or ideological slant and report what they choose to.

Mass media makes terrorism a viable tool, but it's us who watch and listen and then choose to believe without question that are to blame.

Terrorists use the tools available. That doesn't make the tool bad.

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