a strong armed forces presence in other parts of the world is something that is beneficial to this ideal. Often times in the US media, we only hear about the successes of our armed force and rarely hear about our failures. Antiwar news is not published in the United States because we live under a veil of ignorance of what our armed forces presence does to citizens of other countries.
Additionally, American news outlets would receive backlash for posting antiwar articles as it would be seen as anti-American. While this logic is flawed, the lack of antiwar news is something that stems from deep routed American culture as opposed to fact. Another main reason for while we may not have antiwar media is the fact that all of our media is somehow tied back to politics. There are news sources that rely on political professions to speak out on their channels. If we had antiwar media, those outlets would most likely loose the support of very influential people which could lead to a loss of viewers and therefore a loss of profit. While it is easy for us to justify why we don't have antiwar media, it is important to become educated on all sides of an argument making antiwar media a vital part of a well rounded perspective.
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