In The Information Age Disinformation/Misinformation Reign
Posted by addisethiopia / አዲስ ኢትዮጵያ on November 17, 2013
My Note: In a rational world one could ask these days why governments, the united nations, the so-called humanitarian organizations and the mainstream media (including RT who made this report) are all involved in a conspiracy of silence concerning the ongoing cruel and inhuman treatment of poor Ethiopian immigrants by the Saudis. In a normal world, one would wonder why and how Saudi Arabia, one of the world's 'most flagrant human-rights abusers, is set to join the UN Human Rights Council. You would at least expect the weather report from 'rainy' Riyadh. Well, of course, we no longer live in a rational and normal world.
Thousands Protest Press Credibility in March Against Mainstream Media
Thousands of people in the UK and US united in their rejection of mainstream media in a mass protest. Protesters targeted the headquarters of media giants like Fox News, the BBC and NBS, decrying their narrow coverage of world affairs.
The March Against Mainstream Media (MAMM) organized the international protest via social media and challenged the established media to cover it.
In a statement posted on the MAMM website, the organization said big media outlets had two options: "report on the fact that thousands of people are currently protesting outside of their buildings because they are keeping important news from the public's eyes," or ignore them.
Across America people turned out brandishing banners, condemning established news channels.
"Boycott the media!" one banner read in High Point California, while in Kansas city supporters of the movement wearing Anonymous masks delivered the message "America deserves the truth!"
A recurrent theme that cropped up a number of times in the US protests was the media's coverage of the stricken nuclear plants in Fukushima Japan that were damaged in the 2010 earthquake-triggered tsunami.
"The radiation from that plant is going to reach us and affect us, not just in California but worldwide. How is it going to affect us, how is it going to affect our water, our food supply, and our way of life?" said one protester to KMPH Fox 24.
Meanwhile in London, supporters of the anti-establishment movement gathered outside the offices of the BBC in a sit-in-style protest.
Confidence in US mainstream media has been declining sharply over the past couple of years with only 44 percent of Americans trusting mass media, according to a Gallup poll in September. The figures for this year are a slight improvement on 2012 when the survey saw trust in the media fall to a record low of 40 percent.
However, a large amount of Americans (46 percent) believe media has become too liberal, compared to only 13 percent who regard mainstream news coverage as overly conservative.
The BBC's Christian Persecution Denial
While it is no secret that the so-called mainstream media habitually fails to report on the international phenomenon of Christian persecution, few are aware that they sometimes actively work to undermine the efforts of those who do expose it.
Consider a new report by the BBC titled "Are there really 100,000 new Christian martyrs every year?" by Ruth Alexander.
Regarding the all-important question of how many Christians around the world are killed, Alexander herself later quotes another source saying "there is no scientific number at the moment. It has not been researched and all experts in this area are very hesitant to give a figure."
And this seems to be the real point. Of all the questions and aspects of Christian persecution that objective researchers and reporters can explore and expose, why did the BBC pick the very one that 1) cannot be answered and 2) is ultimately irrelevant—at best academic, at worst cold and callous?
(The issue is less whether 100,000 Christians around the world are killed annually for their faith, but rather that any Christian, any human—even Alexander's "paltry" 7,000—is being killed for their faith.)
The BBC naturally picked this "numbers" question because it best serves to minimize the specter of Christian persecution, specifically by prompting the casual reader to conclude, "Oh, well, things are certainly nowhere near as bad as I thought for Christian minorities outside the West—indeed, they're 93% better!"
More importantly—and here we reach BBC policy—this number-crunching approach serves to exonerate the chief persecutor of Christians, the Islamic world, or, as Alexander is quick to conclude: "[t]his means we can say right away that the internet rumours of Muslims being behind the killing of 100,000 Christian martyrs are nonsense." (Meanwhile, there's this ongoing monthly series to deal with.)
Incidentally, since when do numbers matter to the supposedly "humanitarian-conscious" BBC and other "liberal" media where one life (provided it's the "right" life) often gets nonstop coverage? Would the BBC ever write a report dedicated to trying to show that the number of Palestinians killed in the conflict with Israel is actually 93% lower than widely believed?
Of course not. When it comes to the Arab-Israeli conflict, far from minimizing anything, the BBC regularly exaggerates to demonize Israel.
And therein lies the main lesson. The BBC is not in the business of reporting facts but rather creating smokescreens, building and knocking down straw men, and chasing red herrings—all to further its narratives, in this case, that "only" 7,000-8,000 Christians are killed annually for their faith, and that the Islamic world is largely innocent—so what's all the fuss about?
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Crazy Photos Are Coming Out Of Saudi Arabia After Rain Leaves Capital Flooded
"You snakes, you children of serpents! How can you escape being condemned to hell?" [Mathew 23:33]
This sounds shocking to polite ears, but there is indeed a just wrath of God – the one true Christian God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob who presides over the destinies of nations. This Almighty Egziabher doesn't need you cruel children of the devil except for discerning us the nature of good and evil. We have a very patient God, but His patience has a limit! He will speak and strive with man so that he might repent, but not forever. That is why before the terrible Flood in Noah's day, The righteous God whose anger does not diminish toward those who refuse to repent said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever. His days will be a hundred and twenty years." [Genesis 6:3]
This past September cruel Islamists set off human bombs in front of the historic All Saints Catholic Church in Pakistan. Six hundred Christian worshipers were present. These people were simply worshiping God peacefully when the diabolic act occurred. 78 people were killed, including 34 women and 7 children. More than 100 were wounded. Such attacks against God's people brought judgment on all perpetrators and the country that houses them. Three days later, a massive earthquake struck Pakistan killing 328 people and injuring 373 – more than triple the number of dead and injured when Muslims bombed the Church. Wasn't that a divine statement?!
Now, you soulless Saudis, who treat my people like your hated dogs, your days are numbered – soon, very soon, Our Lord will do this to you: "He will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full." [Psalm 11:6]
Riyadh, the 5 million strong capital of Saudi Arabia, generally doesn't receive much rainfall over the year. One source says that, on average, just 0.2 inches of rain fall in November.
It's perhaps because of this that the city has been unable to handle around two hours of heavy rain today. Residents are in shock, with many Internet users are posting pictures of flooded streets.
Saudi Capital Hit With Rare Floods, Residents Urged to Stay Indoors
Posted in Curiosity, Ethiopia, Faith | Tagged: Ethiopian Immigrants, Human Rights, Injustice, Justice, Saudi Arabia, Wrath of God | 1 Comment »