Human Shields and Choice

[--Pete]

Hi,

but then some people call that evidence that the American military really is aiming at citizens, or whatever it happens to hit.

Fine. The media is ignorant, we all know that. That's largely because it matters more that they get large numbers of viewers than that they actually *inform the viewers of anything. And the general population is both ignorant (after all, they've no place to get accurate information from) and apathetic (which is why the media can be ignorant and get away with it).

But where does that leave the activists? After all, the truth *is* out there (sorry, couldn't resist ;) ) Clearly they care enough to act, that being the definition of the activists. So, either they are too stupid to track down the truth or so naive as to blindly believe the media. Neither speaks too highly of their mental abilities. Must be why the media loves them so, they're close kin. ;)

--Pete