02-16-2014, 04:48 AM
News is always skewed. Queen's grandson gets married and most of the news becomes about that for a few days even if there are a bunch of major laws passed and a bunch of coups and a war ends and whatever....
Maybe you have a problem because the arguments on TV are stupid? Nowadays when I watch political TV programmes the lack of logic astounds me, although occasionally someone is logical and also allowed to speak (usually if someone tries to be logical they get talked over). And it's not an issue of "they're only logical if they agree with me".
I got annoyed with all the Syria coverage.The news just puts on whatever suits them. If that's an issue they want you to see it'll be all over the news. If a political protest goes on in a country the UK is looking to potentially invade or at least sees as an enemy then that'll be all over the news so people will see it and think "oh the people there hate their government let's invade them and make em free". If it happens in some other random country it won't get as much coverage. Or details are just missed out sometimes so that an organised protest is made to sound like a stupid mob (like omitting details of who organised the protest....example BBC coverage of the drone protests in Pakistan....rarely mentioned that they were organised by the political party that was in power in that province, so just sounded like a random mob).
I'm done with the news. If I wanna learn I'll stick to what academics report and just read up on actual legislation, unless I wanna just be aware of what's being shown on TV.
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Gay marriage isn't that big a deal here in the media. Got legalised last year in England and Wales even with a Conservative Party government and it's not really mentioned. Some in the Church of England kicked up a little fuss in the media but it's decreased. Scotland legalized it with a big majority recently but Northern Ireland hasn't although it recognises gay marriages from elsewhere as being civil partnerships (been allowed since 2004 and is basically the same as marriage since you get the financial exemptions of a married couple so think it's better than most civil unions in the USA). Most people I know just saw it as a long time coming. Obviously some people hate gay people too. To quote one of my uncles who isn't the one who makes a habit of getting into trouble with the law or anything "I'll stamp on your head if you're a fag". Definitely some way to go even if the media doesn't show it. Guessing there are clergymen making things difficult for same-sex couples. Tbh I don't get why clergymen should have to marry same-sex couples though. Getting married by a religious leader isn't something required to be legally married.
Funny that the UK has Christianity as its official religion and the US is officially secular yet Christianity plays a much bigger role in US politics nowadays what with abortion, marriage, stem cell research and just election campaigns in general. Dunno why that is. Any theories?
Post is all over the place. Fak it.
Maybe you have a problem because the arguments on TV are stupid? Nowadays when I watch political TV programmes the lack of logic astounds me, although occasionally someone is logical and also allowed to speak (usually if someone tries to be logical they get talked over). And it's not an issue of "they're only logical if they agree with me".
I got annoyed with all the Syria coverage.The news just puts on whatever suits them. If that's an issue they want you to see it'll be all over the news. If a political protest goes on in a country the UK is looking to potentially invade or at least sees as an enemy then that'll be all over the news so people will see it and think "oh the people there hate their government let's invade them and make em free". If it happens in some other random country it won't get as much coverage. Or details are just missed out sometimes so that an organised protest is made to sound like a stupid mob (like omitting details of who organised the protest....example BBC coverage of the drone protests in Pakistan....rarely mentioned that they were organised by the political party that was in power in that province, so just sounded like a random mob).
I'm done with the news. If I wanna learn I'll stick to what academics report and just read up on actual legislation, unless I wanna just be aware of what's being shown on TV.
Come at me. Come.
Gay marriage isn't that big a deal here in the media. Got legalised last year in England and Wales even with a Conservative Party government and it's not really mentioned. Some in the Church of England kicked up a little fuss in the media but it's decreased. Scotland legalized it with a big majority recently but Northern Ireland hasn't although it recognises gay marriages from elsewhere as being civil partnerships (been allowed since 2004 and is basically the same as marriage since you get the financial exemptions of a married couple so think it's better than most civil unions in the USA). Most people I know just saw it as a long time coming. Obviously some people hate gay people too. To quote one of my uncles who isn't the one who makes a habit of getting into trouble with the law or anything "I'll stamp on your head if you're a fag". Definitely some way to go even if the media doesn't show it. Guessing there are clergymen making things difficult for same-sex couples. Tbh I don't get why clergymen should have to marry same-sex couples though. Getting married by a religious leader isn't something required to be legally married.
Funny that the UK has Christianity as its official religion and the US is officially secular yet Christianity plays a much bigger role in US politics nowadays what with abortion, marriage, stem cell research and just election campaigns in general. Dunno why that is. Any theories?
Post is all over the place. Fak it.