Thursday, September 22, 2011

Comm 203: Pen is Mightier than the Sword?

In direct response to the CNN Article:
 "Latest battlefield in Mexico's drug war: Social media" 
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Many great minds throughout history have had to fight oppression to give the world their message. Galileo was definitely one of them and his exploits were punished just as many others had even though he was right.

There is a funny thing about truth, justice, and ideology. These three things rely on:


  • Mindset of the society they are established in.
  • Culture of that society and what is deemed alright by their standards.
  • History and ultimately the experience of the people.
No two situations are ever alike, and in the drastic world we live in today it is difficult to determine what should be done even though history has many instances of what we "could" do. No public interest factors into all of it and ultimately determines what is to be done. More and more the situation in Mexico worsens and less and less is heard about it due to petty news like celebrity scandal and political smokescreens. The people "have" to "want" to be educated, because no matter what one is to do, they are still just a one if no one will listen to them. Truth of it all, people don't start caring until it impacts their own backyard. 

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