Section A02
Reading: Living in a "Sea of Fire"
In this article, Michael Hurt speaks about how America is
portrayed in the news in Korea and how many people are anti-American where he
is staying. He is not happy with President Bush and makes it very clear when
comparing him to Darth Vader. While I am sure they had a right to be upset with
United States and I totally agree that the death of those two schoolgirls is
disgusting and wrong, I do not see how it is any more okay to harass, assault,
and especially murder troops. It is so unnerving to think about people abusing
others just because of how they look and I do not find the sense in it. Also,
the fact that the Korean newspapers and news channels do not report all of the
facts just feeds the anti-American image. This propaganda forces others to
believe that the American troops are evil and they did not show any remorse for
what happened to the girls, which is completely untrue. They tried their best
to diffuse the situation and while there was very little that they could do to
help the family and friends of the girls, they did try to pay for what they
could and they did attend the girls’ funerals. Through this, my question is
simple. Why does the media portray things in a way to make their people go
against certain things? Why can’t they just report the news like they should?
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