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Could the amount of News coverage be one of the contributing factors in these mass killings, besides ideology, prejudice and being mentally imbalanced? Most of these radical extremist attacks are not just deranged and hateful but feel irrelevant and know that their terrorist acts will gain them the infamy they so desperately seek, even if it's posthumously.
I'm not saying don't report or cover the story but wall to wall, 24/7 Headline, cable, Internet and Newspaper coverage is simply TOO much and part of the cause célèbre. After 9/11, we weren't satisfied with tapping down AQ in Afghanistan, we had to erroneously take the fight to another country (Iraq), which turned into a disaster.
As long as people have free will, there will be horrible acts of violence from ignorance and extremist views, though we don't have to indelibly imprint them into everyone's minds, especially for those that are already unhinged. They think this is a way to achieve worth and notoriety.
At some point we need to take responsibility for giving them a platform, particularly excessive coverage by the self-interested News organizations. If all we're exposed to is horrific News on a daily basis, it becomes a part of our culture. Restricting our rights and freedoms for protection are not the answer. The TSA has become a bureaucratic nightmare because of these potential attacks.
The only way to beat a competing group of beliefs is to live by and show that ours are more successful, positive, humane, inclusive, fair and peaceful, not to stay in a state of overreaction perpetuating the cycle.
I'm not saying don't report or cover the story but wall to wall, 24/7 Headline, cable, Internet and Newspaper coverage is simply TOO much and part of the cause célèbre. After 9/11, we weren't satisfied with tapping down AQ in Afghanistan, we had to erroneously take the fight to another country (Iraq), which turned into a disaster.
As long as people have free will, there will be horrible acts of violence from ignorance and extremist views, though we don't have to indelibly imprint them into everyone's minds, especially for those that are already unhinged. They think this is a way to achieve worth and notoriety.
At some point we need to take responsibility for giving them a platform, particularly excessive coverage by the self-interested News organizations. If all we're exposed to is horrific News on a daily basis, it becomes a part of our culture. Restricting our rights and freedoms for protection are not the answer. The TSA has become a bureaucratic nightmare because of these potential attacks.
The only way to beat a competing group of beliefs is to live by and show that ours are more successful, positive, humane, inclusive, fair and peaceful, not to stay in a state of overreaction perpetuating the cycle.