Terrorism

I feel as though I have been given miss-information. I do not believe that 650 are killed worldwide annually by terrorism. I know that more than 650 people have died in the war in Iraq. I thought I am supposed to question what I am being told. I question 650 people because I believe its media propaganda against the Bush administration. I think we have miss guided information to make people feel as though the war we are fighting is not important. But I knew coming to a philosophy class I assumed correctly when I knew I would have to deal with people’s views and nobody likes to be called wrong. A movie called “What the west needs to know” talks about the radical Islamic religion and jihad from people who were once part of the religious wars. Also here is a website that states that 11,801 people have died from Islamic terrorism since 9/11: http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/.

p.s. 650 since 9/11 would have only been 4,550. Research the facts. .

Propaganda

As we in GPHIL talk about propaganda we can look at a great example, the presidential election. The Democratic National Convention is receiving huge press. Democratic nominee Obama has become a celebrity. He has used propaganda in an excellent way to excel his message of "change". I am not an Obama supporter but I am impressed at his media coverage and celebrity friends. He uses his message to directly challenge McCain. "Change" is not necessary going to happen fast, after all there is a system and a huge congress where you need hundreds of men to agree before something is passed. Nevertheless Obama has ridden this phrase all the way and hopes it takes him to the White House. Sometimes standing opposite of all your competitors can make you popular....