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[Wooster]

I missed this when it was first aired but finally got around to seeing it tonight.

What is so depressing about it is how gullible and credulous we really are.
(Another reason for keeping that wee media whore bastard Murdoch at arms length....worst of it is, he's not alone in colluding to keep us in the dark and fed shit.)

John Pilger - The War You Don't See 1/7

Here's the trailer, if you only want to get the gist.
The War You Don't See, a film by John Pilger

[keasy]

The Saddam comparison is a bad one. almost shit infact.

It assumes we're   always gullible  and associate image/icon even when the country was divide on Iraq  opinion at the time. I 've watched up untl the piojnt so far, found it incredibly interesting u to then, but it just let itself down on that.

Frankie Boyle's take on Media Studies and how a producer wants you to perceive Postman Pat was (much akin to this video) a cynical conformation for me as is.


I shall continue to watch...just thought I would Stop Press whilst it was on my mind.

[keasy]

Yup, good link.

Can't agree 100% (else I'd be a sponge) but interesting POV.

Just to counter it...



"Since his early years as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Pilger has been a trenchant critic of the foreign policy of the West. He is particularly opposed to many aspects of United States foreign policy, which he regards as being driven by a largely imperialist agenda."

Again, it's all down to how the producer wishes you to perceive Postman Pat (in this videos case Pilger/Pilger's POV).

[Wooster]

That sounds like a wiki quote. 

Anyhoo..
That link is only part 1 of 7 (the whole program last for about 2 hours) and other opinions are expressed throughout.
In saying that though, some give a better account of themselves than others. The heads of BBC and ITV News get their arses handed to them on a plate.