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Originally posted by Dave:
we, Muslims, Jews, whoever, watch what we want to watch on Tv, and believe what we wish to believe, because no matter what point of view we take, there will be something in the media - some opinion, some view point, some fact - which will back us up.

The media is in effect polarising society/societies. This is no great insight - I saw a story on CNN about this a year or so ago - Jews and Muslims in the US, living blocks apart from each other, each tuned into their respective channels of preference, each getting different versions of events.

This board, and this thread, is a perfect example of the results of such polarisation. Everyone believes what they wish, and there will be some sort of editorial or sound-bite to back them up.
well said.

this is exactly what i've been saying for quite some time ... but with bigger, smarter words, proper spelling, and capital letters.