tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post1940218049626059200..comments2023-06-14T09:10:27.097-04:00Comments on Gray Falcon: Whose Hatred, Really?CubuCokohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-33676352137659100202009-06-20T10:12:03.110-04:002009-06-20T10:12:03.110-04:00That NG piece is lacking for sure.
Of recent note...That NG piece is lacking for sure.<br /><br />Of recent note, there's also the horrifically outrageous Chicago based pro-KLA/anti-Serb musical, which Julia Gorin has commented about at her blog.<br /><br />Cut and pasting this link will access one to what IMO is a slickly worded attempt at objectivity:<br /><br />http://www.rferl.org/content/In_The_Balkans_The_Headlines_Preceded_The_War/1757912.html<br /><br />If the above link doesn't get picked up in full, go to the search engine of http://www.rferl.org and type in Nenad Pesic and refer to his recent article on media coverage of the Bosnian Civil War.Michael Averkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603725363455929103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-6795382130690938532009-06-19T19:13:58.116-04:002009-06-19T19:13:58.116-04:00Oh yes, "The National Geographic"...
On...Oh yes, "The National Geographic"...<br /><br />Once upon a time, I shared an office with a graduate student from Nigeria, a sharp fellow who has made an outstanding academic career since.<br /><br />This ubiquitous magazine had always had large inserts charting various regions of the Earth, and on this particular occasion it was a large colorful "ethnic" map of the African continent, the feature topic of the issue.<br /><br />The countries therein contained select geographic and demographic data, while on the outer border of of the map were artistic renditions of their "typical" inhabitants, in full glory of their supposed national costumes: bushy hairdos, cervical-collar-like necklaces, bones through their noses, exotic robes, no robes, etc. ... the usual.<br /><br />In retrospect, I don't know why I honestly thought that showing to my colleague this map would please him ("make him feel like at home" :-?). His polite comment was, yes, that was exactly how the colonialists and neocolonialists wanted the world to think about the subjects of their plunder, depicting them in a manner akin to describing exotic wildlife of remote quarters of the planet. <br /><br />He then went on to tell me about long history of ancient African kingdoms and their highly developed cultures (at the times when Gallic, Gothic, Celtic and who knows which other assorted primitive barbarian tribes of "EU" were still roaming European continent with nothing remotely resembling civilization, not to mention culture).<br /><br />The western "media" we are discussing these days are busy tools engaged in concerted "shaping" of "public opinion", and of course, include the "mainstream" publications, "The National Geographic" being no exception.Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637423915409477890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-61680616931094356732009-06-19T15:51:03.125-04:002009-06-19T15:51:03.125-04:00"Give me liberty or give me death" It se..."Give me liberty or give me death" It seems only Serbs are living this phrase.robert49rmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183050696421179031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-13282959824791978752009-06-19T01:24:57.841-04:002009-06-19T01:24:57.841-04:00Everybody knows that Serbs are only capable of fee...Everybody knows that Serbs are only capable of feeling hatred and spite. Liberty? Bah! We don't know the meaning of the word.Deucaonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09912203797099601649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-73411283067127131312009-06-18T19:22:44.553-04:002009-06-18T19:22:44.553-04:00Thanks Gray Falcon for bringing this to our attent...Thanks Gray Falcon for bringing this to our attention. I shall be looking it up. And here I am an avid reader of National Geographic.el swinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598926480370953708noreply@blogger.com