Media and War

I think that the way that the media represents war is troubling. There is so much propaganda surrounding war, and I think that the message that is getting across is distorted. Particularly in the United States, there is a problem with the way that war is addressed. It seems as though the media is trying to frighten the public so deeply that rationality blurs into irrational conclusions. It is not okay that they have gone to war and that this war continues with no end in sight. And then the Canadians got dragged into this and so many young lives have been lost, and for what? Because the media takes stories and exaggerates them so, and convinces people that what the government is doing is the right thing. How are we supposed to teach our children that fighting does not solve our problems, that killing each other does not give us any answers? It feels so hopeless, but I truly hope that the new president Obama, will be able to create change and bring hope to the American people and that that might be felt here in Canada as well!