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RE: BREAKING NEWS: Incident On London Bridge - People Stabbed & Run Over?
Mainstream media along the governments of terrorized countries are simply not adressing this problem correctly. It's becoming sensationalism and profit for media agencies. The more bloody the horific event is the more cover and views they get - profit in marketing et cetera. On the other side governments are just watching and giving condolences to each other, they don't do anything to integrate foreginers full time into their system. Stronger cooperation and less manhunt by the media is needed for this matter to be resolved so Europe can finally see some brighter days.
You brought up a point that I find quite interesting, regarding working to better integrate foreigners. Assuming that this event was an act of terrorism, and that it isn't of domestic origin, and that the motivation is based on idiology and history, the individuals likely arrived with the intention of causing harm from the beginning. In this case it is incredibly unlikely that any amount of integration with the local culture would change the outcome. It is very difficult, and often nearly impossible, to change deeply rooted beliefs, especially ones that people are willing to kill and die for. I'm not saying that it would hurt to try though, since there would certainly be other benefits that would come along with making it easier to assimilate when trying to start a new life in a new and strange place. And yes, the typical media coverage usually stirs up more panic and hysteria than necessary, which can lead to emotional and sometimes tragic actions being taken by individuals or groups that just enforce harmful stereotypes and perpetuate the cycle of hate and violence.
I agree - I think the only response to terrorism can be a society based on values and happyness and not money and slavery ... - as it is now - we have terrorists in our country because they manage to pay someone - aka to corrupt - and enter the country illegally with bombs and army...
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It's a difficult situation - if they don't cover it people will complain understandably but by covering it they help to do some of the terrorists work.
It's impossible to not cover it but making sensationalism out of it is becoming a free marketing for terrorism.
True this is what they want but it is hard because if they didn't spread the news others would so it would still get out. I agree they could make it less sensational though.
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