You are right that the first victim of war is "truth". But we are beyond classical war, we have global and economically driven war, that is beyond the grasp of normal people. How is it possible that the whole world is at so many "mini-wars", that the world doesn't take notice of the big picture? It's no joke, stupidity or paranoidity, when you say that the in many countries the whole media is in the control of only a few. Everybody knows only as much as he is required to know. In the USA you don't hear about wars that would make you sensitive for the topic, but about things you've already heard a thousand times. The same happens in many other big countries. People see their local news, but it omits the whole picture, just to show emphasize what's important localy. It's so subtle that people would say, that's ok, it's a kind of patriotism, maybe.
You can tell me that I'm wrong, or believe that this is mad, but please have a look at these few resources first. Let's make our decisions objectively and with critical thought as the parent thread's op said.
You can tell me that I'm wrong, or believe that this is mad, but please have a look at these few resources first. Let's make our decisions objectively and with critical thought as the parent thread's op said.
[1] http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/peace/conflictmap/
[2] http://gizmodo.com/5875194/all-the-worlds-wars-and-conflicts...
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts
[4] http://www.warsintheworld.com/?page=static1329446051
Interesting recap of the last 23 years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1...