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OMNI

OMNI

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Bluce Ree said:
Haven't you learned yet that America is all about "in your face"? How else do you conquer the world under the guise of benevolence? :)
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of course i have ;) im just pissy about it wrecking my regular tv viewing scheduale, i alos have a hard time believing a majorti of swedes give a damn ten years later and to dedicate a whole day to stuff all of uss already know just screams ratings fiasco imo.
 
shavedape

shavedape

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I expect the heavy coverage here in America but I'm a bit surprised it's inundating Europe. Personally I don't care for the coverage each year, mostly because it was so horrific that I won't ever forget it and don't want to relive it. Being the 10 year anniversary they are really pumping it this year. It started 2 weeks ago if you can believe it. Not to be unpatriotic but this stuff is just too depressing to dwell on for so many days at a time.

Since it was a news story there is tons of free footage that these channels can cobble together to make shows, so I doubt it's being done out of sympathy but rather as a means to generate profits. As for airing this stuff in Europe though, well, I don't know what their motivation is. Sure it's noteworthy but does a person in say Holland *cough cough* really want to watch wall to wall coverage of 9/11 ?
 
Bluce Ree

Bluce Ree

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OMNI said:
of course i have ;) im just pissy about it wrecking my regular tv viewing scheduale, i alos have a hard time believing a majorti of swedes give a damn ten years later and to dedicate a whole day to stuff all of uss already know just screams ratings fiasco imo.
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I've noticed that, even around here, most people are sympathetic to the event but they don't seem to obsess over it. It happened, it was a tragedy, but they're hardly sitting at home watching a 24 hr marathon about it and the only time anyone even mentions the event is when September rolls around. The media makes a much bigger deal out of it than people do.
 
OMNI

OMNI

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shavedape said:
I expect the heavy coverage here in America but I'm a bit surprised it's inundating Europe. Personally I don't care for the coverage each year, mostly because it was so horrific that I won't ever forget it and don't want to relive it. Being the 10 year anniversary they are really pumping it this year. It started 2 weeks ago if you can believe it. Not to be unpatriotic but this stuff is just too depressing to dwell on for so many days at a time.

Since it was a news story there is tons of free footage that these channels can cobble together to make shows, so I doubt it's being done out of sympathy but rather as a means to generate profits. As for airing this stuff in Europe though, well, I don't know what their motivation is. Sure it's noteworthy but does a person in say Holland *cough cough* really want to watch wall to wall coverage of 9/11 ?
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bolded i agree completly with!

and yes it aint being done out of sympathy it is indeed being done for ratings and profit so they can milk it for every penny its worth and im having a hard time wrapping my head around a full day/week long fature/discussion about it in swe and europe in general... also they are just reusing old footage and re interviewing people we read/watched interviews with before... i dont get why they are tyong to milk this aniversery so heavily...
 
Bluce Ree

Bluce Ree

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shavedape said:
I expect the heavy coverage here in America but I'm a bit surprised it's inundating Europe. Personally I don't care for the coverage each year, mostly because it was so horrific that I won't ever forget it and don't want to relive it. Being the 10 year anniversary they are really pumping it this year. It started 2 weeks ago if you can believe it. Not to be unpatriotic but this stuff is just too depressing to dwell on for so many days at a time.

Since it was a news story there is tons of free footage that these channels can cobble together to make shows, so I doubt it's being done out of sympathy but rather as a means to generate profits. As for airing this stuff in Europe though, well, I don't know what their motivation is. Sure it's noteworthy but does a person in say Holland *cough cough* really want to watch wall to wall coverage of 9/11 ?
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That's one of the big problems here. If you complain about not wanting to relive that tragedy every year with endless discussions and marathon TV specials, you're deemed unpatriotic. America has an obsession with fear mongering and to keep reliving tragedies and never quite letting go. It's not healthy.
 
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Graybrew1

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The media whores will do anything to get ratings. It is a travesty to the people that died and their families to have to go through this every year. I would not want it if my loved one had been in it. Let them mourn in peace and move the frak on.
 
OMNI

OMNI

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Bluce Ree said:
I've noticed that, even around here, most people are sympathetic to the event but they don't seem to obsess over it. It happened, it was a tragedy, but they're hardly sitting at home watching a 24 hr marathon about it and the only time anyone even mentions the event is when September rolls around. The media makes a much bigger deal out of it than people do.
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too true in regards to EVERYTHING!
bird flu swine flu etc etc anything to scare people and overhype it..
 
OMNI

OMNI

My avatar speaks for itself.
Bluce Ree said:
That's one of the big problems here. If you complain about not wanting to relive that tragedy every year with endless discussions and marathon TV specials, you're deemed unpatriotic. America has an obsession with fear mongering and to keep reliving tragedies and never quite letting go. It's not healthy.
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oh we have a similar problem here in regards to imigration ie if you coplain about it and the failed intigration of all these imigrants flooding into our country you are imediatly deemed a RACIST and a NAZI and as such you end up ridiculed hated and not listened to EVEN tho you raise valid points that people should be concerned about... :facepalm:
 
Bluce Ree

Bluce Ree

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Graybrew1 said:
The media whores will do anything to get ratings. It is a travesty to the people that died and their families to have to go through this every year. I would not want it if my loved one had been in it. Let them mourn in peace and move the frak on.
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Green.
 
mzzz

mzzz

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People fear some rare things because media reinforcement but don't fear things that they have a greater chance of. lol, we fear potential kidnapping more than car accidents even though the chances of a car accident is far more likely. Or some other stupid little thing that happens to a minute group of individuals.

BEWARE! KILLER POSSUMS LOOSE!
 
Gatefan1976

Gatefan1976

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shavedape said:
You don't mean Stephen King's Insomnia do you? Horrible book. King at his absolute "hack-est".
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There are many meaning to that particular post Shaved, untangle them all.................. :P
 
Bluce Ree

Bluce Ree

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OMNI said:
oh we have a similar problem here in regards to imigration ie if you coplain about it and the failed intigration of all these imigrants flooding into our country you are imediatly deemed a RACIST and a NAZI and as such you end up ridiculed hated and not listened to EVEN tho you raise valid points that people should be concerned about... :facepalm:
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Sometimes, I wonder if such reactions are truly sincere or if they're only beating up on complainers just because it seems to be the socially acceptable thing to do.
 
OMNI

OMNI

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Bluce Ree said:
Sometimes, I wonder if such reactions are truly sincere or if they're only beating up on complainers just because it seems to be the socially acceptable thing to do.
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that would get my vote.. tyranny of the retarded majority you know..
 
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Graybrew1

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Bluce Ree said:
True dat but we lead the pack. Haven't heard? America is always #1 no matter what the category.
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This is all true, but I still love my country and all the men and women that serve in it. Both the Military and the Firefighters/Police. ;)
 
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