U.S. telecoms are going to start physically removing Huawei gear

Re:U.S. telecoms are going to start physically removing Huaw... by scandox on Monday November 01, 2021 @12:32PM (#29069067)

My view is that this is part of the single most important narrative that all news media ultimately contribute to: the story of the lead up to, causes of and justification for war.

We are a civilization based on sanctified violence: nowadays that sanctification comes from the news media.

Just to be clear: I am not blaming the media for war. I am also not definitively "anti-war" as I don't know precisely what that means.

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Re:U.S. telecoms are going to start physically removing Huaw... by kodah on Monday November 01, 2021 @12:37PM (#29069157)

As someone who has been in war, I think war should be reserved for very special circumstances and not driven by public opinion (positive or negative). The US does not have a framework for war that isn't somehow affected by popular opinion though. The current best-effort application is the Joint Chiefs, whom I used to trust when Mattis was involved. Whether the Joint Chiefs can continue to recruit stoics like Mattis is another matter entirely.

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Re:U.S. telecoms are going to start physically removing Huaw... by whatshisface on Monday November 01, 2021 @12:58PM (#29069502)

Public opinion doesn't drive war. Public support for war is established during the lead-up phase to war by the influence of the dominant institutions.

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Re:U.S. telecoms are going to start physically removing Huaw... by kodah on Monday November 01, 2021 @04:14PM (#29072400)

There are a lot of things that drive war (or withdrawal), and public opinion is just one. Media is certainly another, and maybe related.

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