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| 2004-05-08 |
| from Frontpagemag.com / EFL and Fair Use By Shawn Macomber May 7, 2004 Symptoms of a sick culture are not difficult to find in the Middle East. State-sponsored (and popularly embraced) anti-Semitism, violent fundamentalism and barbaric treatment of women and minorities are endemic in the region. For many years now the world has been waiting for a generational break between the fundamentalists and a new intellectual class borne of increased access to information and technology longing for a society based on acceptance, truth, and diversity. As satellite dishes becoming more prevalent throughout the Middle East, Western pop culture and news are becoming the hook that tugs at the heart strings of those who hope to be free but have only known oppression. (Look at polls of young Iraniansâ positive views of America, for example.) That success has been countered by the dark forces of Islamic fundamentalism. There are suicide bomber trading cards, video games where children can control a âmartyrâ on a mission to kill Jews, and the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah even has itâs own satellite channel, al-Manar (âThe Beaconâ), founded in June 1991. One of the Syrian/Iranian funded networkâs newest and most popular programs is a game show called, âThe Mission.â Contestants answer questions about the American-Zionist conspiracy for points. For every question a contestant answers correctly, they are allowed to move another step closer to the goal of Jerusalem on a large map. Sixty points lands a contestant on the holy city while the Hezbollah anthem plays in the background. The refrain âJerusalem is ours and we are coming to itâ rings out as the contestant collects a $3,000 check. ââThe Missionâ follows a standard game show format, with contestants quizzed about history, literature, geography, science and the arts,â according to a recent New York Times article. âBut at least half the questions revolve around Palestinian or Islamic history, and at least one contestant is usually Palestinian.â Throughout the show, the host praises the exploits of suicide bombers and pleads for viewers to keep the faith that one day Arabs will ârecaptureâ the land stolen by the Jews. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this is about the most kind-hearted programming the channel has to offer. ...more... The Hate Culture, subset of the Shame & Blame Culture, hits the airwaves. Commercial time is prolly cheap - but Iâm sure you have to pass a litmus test to prove your ideological purity. BTW, you can watch the official PA TV here (RealMedia): http://www.psctv.com:8080/ramgen/encoder/live.rm |
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| #4 HalfFull. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-05-08 12:55:41 PM |
| #3 #2 - Who cares? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-08 12:42:05 PM |
| #2 dont make fun aar they have good blog |
| Posted by: not HalfEmpty 2004-05-08 7:02:44 AM |
| #1 Hezbollah has a TV network? I wonder if they have a radio network, too. Err America is looking for more stations - sounds like a perfect fit. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-08 12:28:36 AM |