tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151392762208539379.post7832072136041087521..comments2023-06-23T03:17:34.523-07:00Comments on Burton Hersh: Why Are We In Afghanistan -- #2Burton Hershhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811412812377062372noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151392762208539379.post-7793271238677720312011-07-25T21:33:26.286-07:002011-07-25T21:33:26.286-07:00"Who said anything like that?" You did, ..."Who said anything like that?" You did, and I stand by my critique of your reasoning. What you wrote couldn't be clearer:<br /><br /> "To be embedded is to be closed off, obligated, expected to tow the propaganda line. Moreover, it implies that the focus of one's reporting will remain on subjects and approaches satisfactory to the military-industrial propaganda mill."<br /><br />While this argument may apply to mediocre reporters, as a generalization it's ridiculous, and smacks of armchair cliches.<br /><br />And as for the term "leftie", you seem surprisingly thin-skinned; I didn't call you a commie after all.<br />Nevertheless this lazy argument comes up repeatedly from the left, the perfect bookend to the right's equally flaccid claim that reporters are undermining our war effort.Steve Mumfordhttp://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/mumford/a-visit-to-kabuls-national-gallery8-16-10.aspnoreply@blogger.com