Friday, July 18, 2008 11:08 AM trezevant

I'm seriously afraid of the Middle East

Any region in which this is acceptable subject matter for a children's show is FUCKED.

I need to stop reading the news.

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# re: I'm seriously afraid of the Middle East

Friday, July 18, 2008 11:16 AM by Matt

There are some fucked up cultures out there.

# re: I'm seriously afraid of the Middle East

Friday, July 18, 2008 11:51 AM by cchellis

I was watching some special the other day and I saw the same video. It's pretty shocking, to say the least, especially because it's aimed at such little kids. On the same program they interviewed a bunch of people in Iraq and asked them if they believed in a massive Jewish conspiracy to take over the world and most people reacted like this was obvious and a given.

# re: I'm seriously afraid of the Middle East

Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:44 AM by Twilight Frost

Memri is not exactly a reliable source of information on what's mainstream in the Middle East. It's a conservative, pro-Israeli site. What they show is a lot of scare tactic kind of stuff. Sure, it's out there, but they pick the most extreme stuff to show.

# re: I'm seriously afraid of the Middle East

Saturday, July 19, 2008 6:26 PM by trezevant

I don't doubt that it's not exactly a mainstream program, but that doesn't make it any less horrifying.

# re: I'm seriously afraid of the Middle East

Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:18 PM by Twilight Frost

I just think you need to keep it in perspective.

# re: I'm seriously afraid of the Middle East

Monday, July 21, 2008 8:54 AM by trezevant

I am keeping it in perspective--my perspective is that of someone who's very, very far away from that noise, and that's a good thing if you ask me.