Comments on: My thoughts on one of the greatest men of this century http://www.thecosmopolitanblog.com/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/ - It's my nationality, my philosophy... and my favorite drink! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:09:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: CosmoChick http://www.thecosmopolitanblog.com/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/comment-page-1/#comment-200 CosmoChick Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:21:00 +0000 http://www.astralmarketing.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/#comment-200 like i said, we live in a world of over-mediatization and scrolling tickers... Newsworthiness is measured in milliseconds. like i said, we live in a world of over-mediatization and scrolling tickers… Newsworthiness is measured in milliseconds.

]]> By: Proshut http://www.thecosmopolitanblog.com/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Proshut Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:02:39 +0000 http://www.astralmarketing.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/#comment-199 Well, the media are like double sided swords...on one hand, if there is a person who is trying to make a change in his/her society, without the help of the media, s/he will probably be ignored! On the other hand, we are directed to see, what they want us to see and in the way they want! How many of us would have known about the conflict in Myanmar and the military government's violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators last month if CNN or CBS or CBC and so on, wouldn't report it? But what happened after a few weeks?! Is everything now OK over there that we are not hearing any news on the air anymore?!! isn't it because our media want to focus on another issue?! Well, the media are like double sided swords…on one hand, if there is a person who is trying to make a change in his/her society, without the help of the media, s/he will probably be ignored! On the other hand, we are directed to see, what they want us to see and in the way they want!

How many of us would have known about the conflict in Myanmar and the military government’s violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators last month if CNN or CBS or CBC and so on, wouldn’t report it? But what happened after a few weeks?! Is everything now OK over there that we are not hearing any news on the air anymore?!! isn’t it because our media want to focus on another issue?!

]]> By: CosmoChick http://www.thecosmopolitanblog.com/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/comment-page-1/#comment-198 CosmoChick Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:57:15 +0000 http://www.astralmarketing.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/#comment-198 ok, this is starting to make more sense. Well, i'll still answer your 2nd paragrpah, and i think that yes, it's true, those organizations didn't exist before, but now they do, i think it's hard for them to actually achieve much without years of approval process and negotiation. But yes, you're right, still, they have taken the place of the "heroes". But to answer your 3rd paragraph, yes, agreed, gandhi's mission wasn't to be a hero for his country. I'm just saying that if there is someone out there like him, right now, who's really making a difference in his for his country, how are we ever supposed to hear about him. He'll just get lost in a world of scrolling tickers, and if he does suddenly get recognized, for every fan, he'll get criticized too, again, i think, due to the over-mediatization of this world. ok, this is starting to make more sense.

Well, i’ll still answer your 2nd paragrpah, and i think that yes, it’s true, those organizations didn’t exist before, but now they do, i think it’s hard for them to actually achieve much without years of approval process and negotiation. But yes, you’re right, still, they have taken the place of the “heroes”.

But to answer your 3rd paragraph, yes, agreed, gandhi’s mission wasn’t to be a hero for his country. I’m just saying that if there is someone out there like him, right now, who’s really making a difference in his for his country, how are we ever supposed to hear about him. He’ll just get lost in a world of scrolling tickers, and if he does suddenly get recognized, for every fan, he’ll get criticized too, again, i think, due to the over-mediatization of this world.

]]> By: Proshut http://www.thecosmopolitanblog.com/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Proshut Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:41:21 +0000 http://www.astralmarketing.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/#comment-197 hey hey hey! I think my point has been misunderstood and that's my fault...I don't mean that there is no places in the world that is in a real conflict, I don't mean that there are no human beings who require specific attention when our priorities have become "who will be the next US president" or "How will the world deal with a country which seeks nuclear energy" and so on.... I am wondering that if we still need heroes for every conflict in our world, then what's the function of all those international organizations that WE have invented to make our world a place out of poverty, discrimination and war?! United Nations, UNESCO, etc. Don't need to give me the answer cause I already know that. Sorry but my problem is that I don't believe in HEROES! If we are just sitting and looking for someone to stand up and start to fight then I think we shouldn't expect more than George Clooney, Paris Hilton or Madonna! Actually heroes don't intent to be heroes when they start fighting for their cause...The hero is among us, ourselves! and how true Gandhi says "Be the change you want to see in the world." Have we ever asked ourselves what we have done to make our world a better place? hey hey hey! I think my point has been misunderstood and that’s my fault…I don’t mean that there is no places in the world that is in a real conflict, I don’t mean that there are no human beings who require specific attention when our priorities have become “who will be the next US president” or “How will the world deal with a country which seeks nuclear energy” and so on….

I am wondering that if we still need heroes for every conflict in our world, then what’s the function of all those international organizations that WE have invented to make our world a place out of poverty, discrimination and war?! United Nations, UNESCO, etc. Don’t need to give me the answer cause I already know that.

Sorry but my problem is that I don’t believe in HEROES! If we are just sitting and looking for someone to stand up and start to fight then I think we shouldn’t expect more than George Clooney, Paris Hilton or Madonna! Actually heroes don’t intent to be heroes when they start fighting for their cause…The hero is among us, ourselves! and how true Gandhi says “Be the change you want to see in the world.”

Have we ever asked ourselves what we have done to make our world a better place?

]]> By: CosmoChick http://www.thecosmopolitanblog.com/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/comment-page-1/#comment-196 CosmoChick Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:19:05 +0000 http://www.astralmarketing.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-one-of-the-greatest-men-of-this-century/#comment-196 really? seriously? you don't think that 1/2 the countries in Africa and Asia that are in conflict are looking for a hero to save them out of poverty, hunger and more? someone to put them on the map and bring their cause the world's sensibilities? For every Rwanda and every Afghanistan, there are 10 countries that are just as much in conflict and dire need of help, but that are NOT being talked about until some celebrity à la George Clooney decides to give a press conference about it (like he did with Rwanda). See here: http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/conflict.htm A list of countries listed as "in conflict". Hungry, racial unrest, slavery, all these things require a hero to rise out from the mist, put a name on the problem and bring it to the world stage. You have a point though. Mandela and Gandhi were pre "global media", and i think that makes a difference. These days, anyone can have their 15 seconds of fame, and you can be as fluffy as Paris Hilton, and still appear on Larry King and state that you want to visit Rwanda and help the conflict. With so much of the media being filled with such fluff, how is anyone with any substance supposed to make a mark? A hero could be right there, telling us what he is planinng on doing to help, and we wouldn't notice him for all the fluffiness on our media these days. Do we even know how to distinguish what real and what's not these days? Are we so blazé that as soon as George Clooney makes a heartfelt plee during a press conference, that's it, we're done, our guilty conscience is appeased and feel like the cause is out in the limelight, so now, there's no more need for a hero? See? I knew free speech and free press were going to back and bite us in the a*s!! I vote for controlled state television for all countries!!! ... i'm kiddding!!! was supposed to make you smile, you know, haha, funny? FINE, i'll be quiet now... *sigh* really? seriously? you don’t think that 1/2 the countries in Africa and Asia that are in conflict are looking for a hero to save them out of poverty, hunger and more? someone to put them on the map and bring their cause the world’s sensibilities?

For every Rwanda and every Afghanistan, there are 10 countries that are just as much in conflict and dire need of help, but that are NOT being talked about until some celebrity à la George Clooney decides to give a press conference about it (like he did with Rwanda).

See here:
http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/conflict.htm
A list of countries listed as “in conflict”.

Hungry, racial unrest, slavery, all these things require a hero to rise out from the mist, put a name on the problem and bring it to the world stage.

You have a point though. Mandela and Gandhi were pre “global media”, and i think that makes a difference. These days, anyone can have their 15 seconds of fame, and you can be as fluffy as Paris Hilton, and still appear on Larry King and state that you want to visit Rwanda and help the conflict. With so much of the media being filled with such fluff, how is anyone with any substance supposed to make a mark? A hero could be right there, telling us what he is planinng on doing to help, and we wouldn’t notice him for all the fluffiness on our media these days.

Do we even know how to distinguish what real and what’s not these days? Are we so blazé that as soon as George Clooney makes a heartfelt plee during a press conference, that’s it, we’re done, our guilty conscience is appeased and feel like the cause is out in the limelight, so now, there’s no more need for a hero?

See? I knew free speech and free press were going to back and bite us in the a*s!! I vote for controlled state television for all countries!!!

… i’m kiddding!!! was supposed to make you smile, you know, haha, funny?

FINE, i’ll be quiet now… *sigh*

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