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NOW I remember why I used to love Headline News so much. It really IS the "OMG, look at all the stupid Americans!" channel.
(No offense intended to the many Americans reading this. I know that most of you are just as polite, intelligent, and thoughtful as most people in my own country. But honestly... you don't see this kind of stuff covered in the Canadian news. I know because I've compared the Canadian CNN equivalent to CNN itself and -- yeah, well. CNN covers things like terrorist threats, screaming pundits, and men being eaten by bears. The Canadian equivalent covers a butterfly collectors theft ring and exercise techniques for your overweight pet. Draw whatever conclusions you will.)
CNN just ran a story about a mother who neglected her 4-year-old child so badly that he weighs only 10 pounds and is covered in bedsores -- AND she lived with her parents. Oh, the stupid, it burns like napalm!
And another story about a plastic surgeon who frequently operated drunk -- with pictures of the aftereffects of his malpractice. One woman was so ill after he operated on her that she had to put off cancer treatments that could have saved her life.
And just now, dashboard-cam footage of law enforcement officials in South Carolina beating the shit out of someone they pulled over on the side of the road, after the guy had clearly lain down and surrendered. BOOT to the head! Again and again and again.
Ah, CNN. You make me interested, you make me laugh, you make me yell. What more could anyone ask of a TV station?
(No offense intended to the many Americans reading this. I know that most of you are just as polite, intelligent, and thoughtful as most people in my own country. But honestly... you don't see this kind of stuff covered in the Canadian news. I know because I've compared the Canadian CNN equivalent to CNN itself and -- yeah, well. CNN covers things like terrorist threats, screaming pundits, and men being eaten by bears. The Canadian equivalent covers a butterfly collectors theft ring and exercise techniques for your overweight pet. Draw whatever conclusions you will.)
CNN just ran a story about a mother who neglected her 4-year-old child so badly that he weighs only 10 pounds and is covered in bedsores -- AND she lived with her parents. Oh, the stupid, it burns like napalm!
And another story about a plastic surgeon who frequently operated drunk -- with pictures of the aftereffects of his malpractice. One woman was so ill after he operated on her that she had to put off cancer treatments that could have saved her life.
And just now, dashboard-cam footage of law enforcement officials in South Carolina beating the shit out of someone they pulled over on the side of the road, after the guy had clearly lain down and surrendered. BOOT to the head! Again and again and again.
Ah, CNN. You make me interested, you make me laugh, you make me yell. What more could anyone ask of a TV station?
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Now, doesn't that make you feel better???
Police brutality? Laughs dryly. That happens here all the time. And has happened to the majority of my friends. For no reason other than not having light enough skin. The press here just prefers to concentrate on butterflies and overweight dogs, so that we can feel comfortable in our Canadian cocoon.
As far as the difference in news coverage, the States might cover things more graphically sometimes...but we are hardly living among the pansies here. The Canadian press just likes to clean things up, so we don't take the wrong pill and upset the Matrix.
I've seen child neglect and abuse here that never made the press and would make most people's heart stop to see it. Canada just likes a pretty picture for the tourists.
I'm sorry to speak out so strongly here, but I really think that we Canadians need to wake up and smell what's rotten in our own state before looking at how "bad" it is other places.
"Now doesnt that make you feel better?
The pigs have won tonight
Now they can all sleep soundly
And everything is all right"
-Nine Inch Nails, March of the Pigs