The Distraction of our Media

The Distraction of our Media

Posted by lamarzulli on July 12, 2013



Commentary & Analysis
by
L. A. Marzulli

Defense begins closings in George Zimmerman trial

The Zimmerman trial winds down today, and it’s all over the Internet.  It’s the lead story on many sites and everyone is buzzing about it.  In my opinion, like the Jody Arias trial, this is another distraction that pulls for the attention of you and me.  Ignore it!

The media focuses on this and meanwhile 11 people were killed over the July fourth weekend in Chicago!  Where is the outrage?  Where is the media coverage?

Chicago Murders Soar: 67 Shot, 11 Killed over July 4 Weekend–So Far

There were 67 people shot and 11 killed over the long Independence Day weekend in Chicago. Of the 67, eight were shot, with one killed, in a single Saturday evening attack in the West Side neighborhood of Lawndale.

What about the 100,000 Christians who are killed every year?  How is it that we never hear word one about this?  Why is it that the Zimmerman trial trumps this? What doesn’t our media cover this?

A staggering 100,000 Christians are killed annually because of their faith, according to the Vatican — and several human rights groups claim such anti-Christian violence is on the rise in countries like Pakistan, Nigeria and Egypt

Some 100,000 Christians killed per year over faith, Vatican says | Fox News
 
Then there’s the ongoing insanity that is escalating in the Middle East.

New front opens in Syria as rebels say al Qaeda attack means war | Reuters

Syrian rebels said on Friday the assassination of one of their top commanders by al Qaeda-linked militants was tantamount to a declaration of war, opening a new front for the Western-backed fighters struggling against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

We are a nation that majors in the minors.  We have a media who drags it’s feet on stories like the NSA or the IRS scandal and instead gives us every little detail of the Zimmerman trial.

In closing todays short post.  We have become a nation addicted to reality shows.  We know all about the new idol winner but can’t name our congressman.  Some of us know every current batting average, but can’t quote John 3:16.  We are rotting from the inside.  We are truly a nation of sheeple who have abdicated our responsibility to a future generation.  Oh well, on to more important subjects!  I wonder what the Royals will name their baby?