I have to laugh when they say how famous this lion was.
Four days ago, these people who are so outraged had no idea who Cecil the lion was. And some of these people don’t even know where Zimbabwe is. Yet they are so outraged about alleged violations of Zimbabwe game and hunting regulations. A subject which a week ago they had no knowledge about and no interest in.
It’s been funny how the media goes into overkill saturation coverage of some stories.
This story has no impact on anyone’s lives. The hunting and safari business in Africa has no impact on any of our lives. Yet this story, fueled by a media frenzy surrounding it, has become big international news. I just don’t understand.
“Four days ago, these people who are so outraged had no idea who Cecil the lion was.”
I have to admit, I thought Cecil was the seasick dragon that Beanie hung out with, and I thought the most famous lion was Clarence, the cross-eyed lion..
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
It's a distraction. Deliberate and willful. The important questions, IMO, are "Who is distracting?" and "What are they hiding?"
Its big news because it helps fuel the hatred of hunting. Which can be used in the US to ban hunting and guns.
Actually it is easy to understand. The editors in the media have a bunch of stories tossed their way each day and they decide what is emphasized and given coverage. Their criteria is pretty obvious. If it fits their leftist viewpoint the story plays. If it doesn’t it either gets spun or ignored. Whether it impacts the audience directly or not is not going to prevent the leftist propaganda from playing. This story fits. Rich white American dentist goes trophy hunting in Africa and unethically kills beloved local lion who has even been given a pet name. Social media also fans the flames so that is great for the editors as long as furor fits their propaganda. I’m no expert but I have been around FR long enough to pick up enough to know this.
Again, so nice to see sanity here. Thank you.