BLOG #5: The Progressive Era

In the news today, all we hear about is war. The news loves to cover stories on the war because it makes an easy story and entertains viewers. People love to feel involved and up-to-date on problems such as war, even if they are not accurately informed or brainwashed by the media. It is sad to think that the media would rather promote a war than counter argue the issue and talk about anti-war percausions. 

When looking at Antiwar.com I was very intrigued by the inital home page. Throughout this page, I could clearly see different headlines of stories that contradicted headlines I see in common news channels such as MSNBC, FOX, and CNN. The one headline that particularly stood out to me was "Russia Says They Have Taken Significant Losses in Ukraine War." This caught my attention because you hear absolutely nothing like this on our "normal" news sites. For example, we are always hearing about how Ukriane has no hope, how Russia is dominating the war, and how the war is basically over at this point. It is ridiculous to me that the media wouldn't mention that Ukraine has made a very big impact on the Russian army. It is just easy for the news to cover say what people want to hear and to entertain their audience even if the information is inaccurate. 

When looking at The American Conservative,  I realized that it also had a very strong anti-war opinion, which I absolutely loved. I wish the mainstream news would offer stories and coverage like this website does. There are a lot of Americans who think this way, yet are shut out because it is not "normal." I believe if our news covered stories in this type of way, people would have very different opinions and wake up and see that they are becoming more and more brainwashed day by day. 

The mainstream news does not want us to be on websites like these or hear journalists voices such as like on these websites, because the mainstream news wants to be in control. They love how they have the power to manipulate anyone and anything. They have been doing this for years and have been abusing their power to the extreme. They are able to shut out voices that disagree with theirs or go against their ideas because they have been on top for so long. It is truly a disgrace to our 1st Amendment rights and the American people are completely blind.