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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I don't disagree with that. But I also think that U.S. media ought to be in the business of reporting hard truths rather than softpedaling or avoiding bad news because it might "provide aid and comfort to the enemy." The reasons for this are both principled and pragmatic.
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I agree with that somewhat.
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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop Suppose -- hypothetically -- that the country was at war in, say, Vietnam, under an incompetent Democratic president. We -- our country, our troops -- would be better off if the press was reporting on the president's incompetence, rather than covering it up for fear of giving aid and comfort to the Vietnamese.
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You lose me here. I think many of the reporters during Vietnam got incredibly irresponsible after the Tet offensive. They became cheerleaders for the other side.
