Comments:Widening rift between Islam, West

I wonder if the mass media, politicians and owner of big business with an agenda have any reason for these 'perceptions' or 'study findings'.

From where I am sitting the mass media simply looks like a Propaganda wing of the Nazis. A search for Edward Bernays and what he had to say kind of confirms it.

Typically this news item is highly selective and keeps the news within a narrow parameter of 'acceptable discussion'. It omits many things, keeps many presuppositions and neglects to mention the mass media as a Propaganda tool (this is simply not mentioned as if it is impossible and if ignored hopefully no one else will think about it). It sounds as if lots of people do not think critically about it, and those that do are a minority and not a threat. But I think it is alittle more complicated than that.


 * Well, I think BBC's article is somewhat misleading considering the content of the report from WEC. But yes, that is to be expected when the mass media wants to control the debate, rather than merely report on the debate. I haven't read the entire report yet, but so far the BBC article looks rather sensationalist. Dylansmrjones 18:55, 21 January 2008 (UTC)