I think our current society is completely disconnected from death unless it's a person of a certain race under certain conditions.

 

I believe it is an indication of a lack of empathy because the race and the conditions change depending on the person.

Even those with limited empathy can empathize with and put themselves in the shoes of people who look, talk, and believe the same as them, but they can't extend it to those they don't identify with. It has turned us into an ugly society.

 

Or a celebrity.

 

they would rather spend the time naming the whos who that attended a 40yr old actress and socialites pre birthday bash.

got lil or no time for the news anymore. 99.9% is slanted to the left.

His Name was Louis Cardin, Staff Sargent USMC

 

They spent days on the crack head Whitney Houston but Shirley Temple Black, child star who saved Hollywood, went on to become ambassador and dedicated her life after hollywood to America got 10 minutes. What did you expect from these people. I agree you have to be a minority or a muslim.

 

Get rid of your TV.

RIP for those that gave their lives.

 

Our soldiers have been dying ‘over there’ for 50 years. Most Americans could not find ‘over there’ on a map, or even spell the countries invaded and occupied. Militaries fight for their government, not their country.

If Americans were doing their due diligence as citizens they would know that their government lied about 9/11. Instead, like good little sheep, they believed two skyscrapers were destroyed by fire. Wrong on both counts.

At last count, 2,482 architects and engineers (including myself) are demanding a re-investigation of the cause of the destruction of all 3 World Trade Center skyscrapers, including hard evidence of controlled demolition of the all 3 buildings on 9/11. Yes, THREE skyscrapers. Ref: http://www.ae911truth.org/

Pray that nations return to God.

Rest in peace Louis Cardin, Staff Sargent USMC.



Rest in peace Louis Cardin, Staff Sargent USMC.

 

Do not even get me started........

 

Media cant wast time on soldiers as it will take time away from OBAMAS and CASTROLS cuban golf game ?

 

We need a reset. Yes, I know, millions would die. Badly. But a decent Carrington, worldwide..... Is it really too much to ask?

 

That escalated quickly.

 

The falen soldiers

The murdered soldiers get more time on F/B than the news will ever give them.
They (the news) are more worried about the stars and what they do, than the people that serve and defend US and our country.

 

I know our government is already spending lots of money, but perhaps they/we could spring for (paid) commercials. Run local to the home of the soldier, yeah.. put it another way, an OBITUARY commercial for our fallen soldiers.

To the government (and a majority of the populace) the Soldier (Marine, Sailor, Airman) is an expendable resource. Needed to do the 'dirty things' but when they are no longer useful (or broken) to be 'tossed out' and ignored until the next crisis.

Most simply do not care, they will go with 'bumper sticker' support but that is where it stops.

 

I have to say I am glad I do not watch TV. I'll rent a movie now and then, or watch old movies and documentaries on YouTube.

 

I am both confused and surprised at the range of responses.

They range from "it's the way it's always been' to "I'll chose to stick my head in the sand'.

Choosing to "not watch TV" because of the imbalance of reporting soldiers deaths to 'other stories' (in my opinion) fails to address our failure to deal with this "social crime".

I see no reason why we should expect/task our news media with displaying the obituary's of our soldiers.

Our votes directly reflect where our soldiers go.
Our tax dollars pay for their training, equipment, and pay roll.

Shouldn't it be up to us, our responsibility to see to it that their deaths (and perhaps their injuries) are properly reported and ACKNOWLEDGED?

Several times I saw where Louis Cardin, Staff Sargent USMC name was mentioned but yet how many others gave up their lives THIS year? What about last year? the year before?


Perhaps the 'least' we (here) could do is to have a 'sticky' thread devoted to reporting the names of fallen soldiers.? How far back? as far back as possible. and certainly from here on forward??

 

I don't keep track with all of that. Who are we invading now?

 

"Perhaps the 'least' we (here) could do is to have a 'sticky' thread devoted to reporting the names of fallen soldiers.? How far back? as far back as possible. and certainly from here on forward??"

I tried starting a thread like that. A place to memorialize those we knew. It didn't go anywhere. But I tried.

 

I certainly understand why one would want to memorialize those we knew, but I think it's just as important to memorialize all those who the rest of us, will never know.

 

Lot of people not keeping track, but instead visiting communist nations and going to baseball games and such.

 

It's all President Obama's fault?

I see a lot of people spending lots of time pointing fingers at others. Perhaps if they put the same amount of time/effort else where things would be different?

 

I think it has to do more with the average intelligence of TV viewers. Many people are just plain dumb and the coverage is slanted towards their level of understanding and attention span.