A country in chaos, or so it seems !, How the media can guide our outlook. Options

[Goosefly]

http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/.../0,,2-7,00.html

See the stories........ all about death, corruption, murder etc.

This is the link to a news website that covers news happenings in S.A. mainly, and I feel discusted that my country of origin is being advertised as being one that is run by anarchists. I feel that the press is relying more and more on using sensationalism to sell their stories. There hasn't been a feel-good story on that site for a long time. I know that S.A. has it's problems just like any other country but come on people, South Africans don't live in the stone-age even though they make it look that way. I am proud to be South African even though I live in Canada now, and I feel bad when people in the U.S. and Canada think of S.A. as the most dangerous Holiday destination out there.

Anyways just thought I would share my views on how the news media can corrupt and guide us into seeing only what they want us to see.

What do you think?

[Cpt. Snot Rocket]

No offense Goosefly but I know a few people from S.A. Yes, some places are better than others but the stories these guys tell about bars on every window of your home, scouting for thugs before exiting your vehicle and entering your apartment, is all too real for me. One gentlemen told me he visited famaily last year and explained that he would never go back again. Life in the US is so much better, he explained.

What can one expect from a country with 50% to 60% unemployment and with native tribesmen who kidnap white baby girls to rape them in order to rid themselves of AIDS.

Don't get me wrong, I hope and pray that S.A can pull themselves out of this and become a much better place. However, the problems are massive. But, meanwhile, I am not going to plan on vacationing there.

This post has been edited by Cpt. Snot Rocket: 06/24/07 10:57am