StColette Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 [quote name='dominicansoul' post='1881081' date='Jun 2 2009, 10:04 AM']you misjudged kofc, in no way, shape or form was he trying to belittle the loss in both cases... nor was he complaining of the "who gets more media coverage?" he was just pointing out a sad fact that the mass media are nothing but propagandists who influence a great many people, (even easily influenced Catholics) on seeing things their way...[/quote] Did I say that KofC was belittling the loss, no, that's a conclusion that you readily jumped to. I know that KofC would not do something like that. I merely questioned what the purpose of comparing media coverage of the two events was? To me there's no point, that's my personal opinion and one that I'm allowed to express. So who is judging who here? I didn't judge KofC, I questioned what purpose comparing the two events serves and to me it serves none. To me they were both tragic because each person has human dignity to be respected and it doesn't matter if they get ten seconds or ten years of media coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 [quote name='StColette' post='1881091' date='Jun 2 2009, 09:19 AM']To me they were both tragic because each person has human dignity to be respected and it doesn't matter if they get ten seconds or ten years of media coverage.[/quote] well, that wasn't the point of the thread, but thanks for stating your opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 [quote name='StColette' post='1881073' date='Jun 2 2009, 10:50 AM']I really don't see the logical point in comparing the death of the young man to the death of Tiller. What point is it serving? Who cares if it doesn't get as much media attention. It is still a tragedy and one we should be mourning. Not complaining about who's getting more media coverage. Do you honestly think that young person's parents care if he gets more media coverage? No, what his parents care about is that his life was taken, not that his death is getting press coverage.[/quote] When people lose sight of the fact that every death is tragic, it becomes even moreso. To say things like one person's death is greater than another's is to go on the slippery slope to Stalinist thought in that one death is a tragedy and a million is a statistic... As to the OP, no it won't be made as big a deal in the media. For a number of reasons: The privacy of the family, the fact that it was a home grown terrorist who converted to Islam, and for the fact that even though the young man was on recruiting duties, he was a soldier. Soldiers lives don't "sell" as it were, to be sadly honest. [quote name='dominicansoul' post='1881067' date='Jun 2 2009, 10:37 AM']the assassin was a muslim extremist... from yemen...[/quote] You mean that he [b]studied in Yemen[/b]? He was an American, his father has been actively hanging up on reporters in Memphis that have been calling him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 [quote name='BG45' post='1881330' date='Jun 2 2009, 03:30 PM'] When people lose sight of the fact that every death is tragic, it becomes even moreso. To say things like one person's death is greater than another's is to go on the slippery slope to Stalinist thought in that one death is a tragedy and a million is a statistic... As to the OP, no it won't be made as big a deal in the media. For a number of reasons: The privacy of the family, the fact that it was a home grown terrorist who converted to Islam, and for the fact that even though the young man was on recruiting duties, he was a soldier. Soldiers lives don't "sell" as it were, to be sadly honest. You mean that he [b]studied in Yemen[/b]? He was an American, his father has been actively hanging up on reporters in Memphis that have been calling him.[/quote] wow. i didn't know he was american. what i find interesting is the only media website of the big 3, only abc news is giving this story prominence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Feed him nothing but pork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 [quote name='StColette' post='1881073' date='Jun 2 2009, 08:50 AM']I really don't see the logical point in comparing the death of the young man to the death of Tiller. What point is it serving? Who cares if it doesn't get as much media attention. It is still a tragedy and one we should be mourning. Not complaining about who's getting more media coverage. Do you honestly think that young person's parents care if he gets more media coverage? No, what his parents care about is that his life was taken, not that his death is getting press coverage.[/quote] I know in a later post you point out your not judging me or what have you. But reading this it would seem your accusing me of not caring about the lose Long's family is feeling. But apparently that is not the case. I know that every death and every murder is tragic and that is part of the point. Even though both deaths are of equal importance in that regard, both deaths are or should have equal importance to movements in this nation. Tiller's death effects the Pro-Life Movement, Long's death effects the Anti-War Movement. Long's death is not important to the Media because it does not fit their playbook, where as Tiller's was and does fit the playbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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