By now everyone has seen the news footage of those unfortunate souls, the refugees from the Middle East who are trying to reach the "promise land" in Western Europe. It is interesting to see that our news media is staying completely neutral and not being critical of the handling of the situation by the Greeks on their outlying islands and the Hungarians on the European mainland. Had the same scenes played out on our southern border, you can just imagine the uproar from the liberal camp and how the news media would cover it. In the same token, the very same Europeans that have accused us of racist policies and unfair practices on our border are stringing barb wire and building fences and deploying police and troops to stop the refugees!
I would be very interested in hearing our European critics' explanation of their brutal handling of their "illegal alien" refugee problem. We do not leave our "undocumented immigrants" (translated, illegal aliens) on sidewalks and streets to sleep! We do not "pretend" to allow them to go on to their final destination, only to confine them on trains for the purpose of putting them in detention centers. Shades of Nazi tactics. Yes, we are terrible in our handling of our "undocumented immigrants." We feed them, provide them with bed and shelter, and when we deport them, we are accused of inhumane treatment and fascist, racist practices.
Although the refugee problem in Europe numbers in the thousands, it is still just a drop in the bucket compared to what we experience daily on our southern border! Ironically, the refugees in Europe are treated most harshly in what could be called, "transit" countries. They are not interested in staying in Hungary or Greece, they are all headed for the big three Western European countries, France, Germany, and UK. Yet, they are facing such obstacles from countries that they are just transiting! The refugees in Europe are indeed refugees, not illegal immigrants as the ones found here in America. Vast majority of the refugees in Europe are from Syria and some from Iraq, fleeing horrible, life threatening situations. Many of them would be killed either by ISIS or the Syrian government if they returned. Our illegal immigrants are economic refugees. They come here to seek better jobs. Although some from Central America claim that they are political refugees, most are simply looking for better work.
Strange, don't you think, how our own news media is so critical of our handling of the illegal alien situation here, but keeping mum on fascist tactics used in Europe! Oh sure, the coverage is there, especially heart wrenching scenes such as the body of the little boy that washed ashore. But notice how no accusing finger is pointed at local governments or how the situation is handled other than to say that the Greeks and the Hungarians are overwhelmed. Well, our Border Patrol and border states have been overwhelmed for nearly a half a century now, but still, the media accuses them of using harsh tactics and "racial profiling!" I am a bit confused on that part. Since just about all of the illegal border crossers are Hispanic, how do you not use "racial profiling" to try and apprehend the illegals?
Our news media is very selective on who and how they criticize or pick on a particular person or organization. The news media is supposed to be objective, but ours is very liberal and it is not objective! There is a definite trend to try and present a negative picture of the conservative side, as much as possible. Look at what is going on now. Liberal candidates with all sorts of baggage, including on going investigations are still given a pass by the media and no attempt is made to go after them. That is how Bill Clinton was able to survive the Monica Lewinsky scandal and impeachment! The news media left him alone, didn't go after him! On the other hand, when a conservative candidate makes one misstep in the use of a word or particular term, the news media is all over them.
I don't know how many of you saw the recent interview conducted by an NBC anchor with Jeb Bush, but it was pitifully obvious how the interviewer was trying to tie Jeb to what the media considers failed policies of his brother George W. A question was asked of Jeb if he thought there would be ISIS today if we had not gone into Iraq in 2003. The sad part about that question is that the NBC anchor obviously did not do his homework. ISIS or ISIL has been in existence since before our invasion of Iraq in 2003, four year earlier! It was founded by Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi in 1999 and was initially called Jama 'At Al-Tawahid Wal-Jihad before it changed its name to ISIS/ISIL. Someone like the news anchor for NBC should have known, but never mind, he just wanted to come up with something negative about the Bush family.
I hate to be so negative about our news media, but because they are not truly objective like they claim they are, it is hard to believe what they report. Unfortunately they wield tremendous influence in our society and have become the "king makers." The media has shown the ability to sway public opinion. There are many, perhaps the majority of our society, that are very much influenced by the media, by what they hear and see on television. So it is not a stretch to say that it is possible that our next president will be elected by the media!
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