The War You Don't See

Started by Arthur_Friend, December 14, 2010, 02:29:06 PM

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Tony Baloney

There is a well known phrase "to pilger", which is to start with your foregone conclusion (generally to fulfil an agenda) and then exaggerate and trim your material to fit.

Arthur_Friend

Quote from: Tony Baloney on December 14, 2010, 09:36:04 PM
There is a well known phrase "to pilger", which is to start with your foregone conclusion (generally to fulfil an agenda) and then exaggerate and trim your material to fit.

Coined and defined by his detractors. Pretty childish really....surely all is required is to correct any factual errors in his reporting, if they are present.


mylestheslasher

Quote from: Arthur_Friend on December 14, 2010, 10:19:01 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on December 14, 2010, 09:36:04 PM
There is a well known phrase "to pilger", which is to start with your foregone conclusion (generally to fulfil an agenda) and then exaggerate and trim your material to fit.

Coined and defined by his detractors. Pretty childish really....surely all is required is to correct any factual errors in his reporting, if they are present.

The Jews in the us coined a similar term for Robert fisk, easier to try and blacken a name than debate the information put forward.

theskull1

It's a lot easier to sing karaoke than to sing opera

Nally Stand

Quote from: Arthur_Friend on December 14, 2010, 07:55:47 PM
Quote from: DuffleKing on December 14, 2010, 07:43:08 PM

Not on itv in my teletext?

Hmmm, does look like its not on UTV.

ITV1 London is on Channel 993 on Sky.

Not on UTV and don't see ITV1 on freeview. Going to have to miss out.
"The island of saints & scholars...and gombeens & fuckin' arselickers" Christy Moore

Tyrones own

Quote from: Nally Stand on December 14, 2010, 10:39:58 PM
Quote from: Arthur_Friend on December 14, 2010, 07:55:47 PM
Quote from: DuffleKing on December 14, 2010, 07:43:08 PM

Not on itv in my teletext?

Hmmm, does look like its not on UTV.

ITV1 London is on Channel 993 on Sky.

Not on UTV and don't see ITV1 on freeview. Going to have to miss out.

Some miss alright I'd say ::).. sure read over the threads here from Myles and his
buddies and you'll get the general gist of the hatred for all things West, the US
especially and or the Catholic Church... move it along folks we've seen and heard it all before ::)
Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.
  - Walter Lippmann

Tyrones own

#22
QuoteIs that the one you have to read upsidedown?

Not that you'll ever find out as I dare say you'll hardly remove
you head from your hole for long enough to read it....
QuoteI expect to see harrowing scenes that believe it or not may be as bad or even worse than the scenes of 9/11

Well no shit... events in any given Country during a time of war verses the slaughter of
almost 3000 unsuspecting innocent people going about their daily lives in a country
or city not ravaged by war  ::)
Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.
  - Walter Lippmann

Tyrones own

Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on December 14, 2010, 07:52:54 PM
Quote from: Tyrones own on December 14, 2010, 07:19:45 PM
I will if I can find the time...just started dubya's new book you see

A liltte dictionary-free reading eh?  ;)
If only he'd given a fcuk about the haters and used a telepromptor ;)
Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.
  - Walter Lippmann

Fear ón Srath Bán

Quote from: Tyrones own on December 14, 2010, 11:11:56 PM
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on December 14, 2010, 07:52:54 PM
Quote from: Tyrones own on December 14, 2010, 07:19:45 PM
I will if I can find the time...just started dubya's new book you see

A liltte dictionary-free reading eh?  ;)
If only he'd given a fcuk about the haters and used a telepromptor ;)

Shouldn't have misunderestimated him!  ;)
Carlsberg don't do Gombeenocracies, but by jaysus if they did...

theskull1

The masses don't want to know the truth about how our masters run things. It really is an ugly fcuked up place
It's a lot easier to sing karaoke than to sing opera

Tyrones own

Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on December 14, 2010, 11:13:02 PM
Quote from: Tyrones own on December 14, 2010, 11:11:56 PM
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on December 14, 2010, 07:52:54 PM
Quote from: Tyrones own on December 14, 2010, 07:19:45 PM
I will if I can find the time...just started dubya's new book you see

A liltte dictionary-free reading eh?  ;)
If only he'd given a fcuk about the haters and used a telepromptor ;)

Shouldn't have misunderestimated him!  ;)
Ah sure he's just your "typical white person" who could be from anyone of the
"57 states".....maybe he should be in the "special olympics" for grammar :P
Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.
  - Walter Lippmann

Banana Man


mylestheslasher

Quote from: Tyrones own on December 14, 2010, 11:08:37 PM
QuoteIs that the one you have to read upsidedown?

Not that you'll ever find out as I dare say you'll hardly remove
you head from your hole for long enough to read it....
QuoteI expect to see harrowing scenes that believe it or not may be as bad or even worse than the scenes of 9/11

Well no shit... events in any given Country during a time of war verses the slaughter of
almost 3000 unsuspecting innocent people going about their daily lives in a country
or city not ravaged by war  ::)

I'll read it when I get the chance but first I have to finish the more challenging "Noddy goes to Town"

How many innocents have died in Iraq, Afghanistan etc TO at the hands of the US and her allies? Possibly more than 3000 do you think?

seafoid

Quote from: Tyrones own on December 14, 2010, 10:59:40 PM
Quote from: Nally Stand on December 14, 2010, 10:39:58 PM
Quote from: Arthur_Friend on December 14, 2010, 07:55:47 PM
Quote from: DuffleKing on December 14, 2010, 07:43:08 PM

Not on itv in my teletext?

Hmmm, does look like its not on UTV.

ITV1 London is on Channel 993 on Sky.

Not on UTV and don't see ITV1 on freeview. Going to have to miss out.

Some miss alright I'd say ::).. sure read over the threads here from Myles and his
buddies and you'll get the general gist of the hatred for all things West, the US
especially and or the Catholic Church... move it along folks we've seen and heard it all before ::)

If your own mother was driven into exile and forced to turn tricks in a foreign city to keep food on the table you might have a different view of Western hegemony, teapot.