I'm developing a different sense of our media lately. I honestly believe there is an effort underway to show the gaping differences between Islam and all other civilizations, religious, cultural and political. The result has been to intensify resolve against Islam, not lessen the resolve.
The recent ABC docudrama on 9-11 is a perfect example. The number of times Pakistan was included in not to glowing references was remarkable to me. I earnestly believe there is an effort by many in media to awaken our masses to the key role forces within Pakistan is undertaking to support and increase terrorism and the ever widening divide between Islam and the rest of the world. If Iran, Iraq and North Korea represented the "Axis of Evil", Pakistan is the hub.
If I am correct, our media must continue addressing these differences to prepare our nation for the inevitable next campaign against terrorism.
I don't think it's quite that simple. First of all, if you haven't noticed a bias by certain "news" organizations about anything connected with the Vatican and the Church you're not paying attention to it.
Second of all, there is clearly an evil, deceptive and destructive force at work, making effective use of a very complicit media to accomplish it's aims, which one cannot avoid concluding are malicious.
Does that mean the media ought not to serve a better function? Of course not. Does it mean the influence of the media isn't important? Of course not. Does it mean the media (at least some facets of it) doesn't get it right sometimes, of course not.
But this story is a perfect case in point. There was far more outrage over the cartoons - so far, but again, if that changes, I will still point to the media as the agent of suggestion in the evil that is done.