Documenting Instanity

The Times goes for the fake

And Rantingprofs caught them again.

Here's a Times' opinion piece that seems to be cautioning the media that images that stir the emotions will get us to focus too much on issues that, were we to look at cold statistics, might not be where the real risk lies.

So in other words we wouldn't want to distract from the American soldier body count that we print every day with the reason that those guys are over there risking their lives. We can argue about the political reasons that they were sent but giving these people a chance at a free society without the terrorists is why the guys who re-up to go back do so. If you question that, go over and talk to them when you see them in the airport or Burger King (and buy their lunch while you are there!). I have and I have always gotten the same answer.

posted by mailgeek @ 3:52 PM