Re: Comments on the West Wing episode

[RuthWeiner@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 4/4/02 2:20:06 PM Mountain Standard Time, sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET writes:



> All in all, while there were some technical mis-information, I 
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> believe the topic itself was handled very well,, when compared to 
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> other TV movies, etc.


Sorry, Sandy, but I believe this is why the anti-nukes get the mileage that they get.  You are apparently of the opinion that, because there wasn't MUCH distortion, the topic was handled well when compared to others... (sure, it was a lot better than "Atomic Train").  However, why should there have been ANY distortion and disinformation?  Why should West Wing have talked about such an accident at all, when it was clearly extraneous to any story line?


I see this as sophisticated propaganda:  no terrorized screaming, and with enough truth that it sounds credible.   


Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.

ruthweiner@aol.com