Monday, September 29, 2003

IN CASE YOU STILL AREN'T CONVINCED

That media bias is out there and can be proven...note this.

A German newspaper, Der Spiegel (The Mirror), reports on the power outages in Italy and the power outages in New York last month.

Spot the difference?
Blackout in Italy

The (complete) failure of the Italian (and also a part of the Swiss) power net is reported on factually by (Germany's left-wing) SPIEGEL without the type of spiteful gloating that accompanied the blackout in the US a few weeks ago.

SPIEGEL: "ITALY WITHOUT POWER - France rejects responsibility for the blackout. In Italy, the power went out in the early hours of the morning this Sunday, affecting more people than the blackout in the USA. In all likelihood, storms knocked out two major power lines connecting France and Italy. The search for a scapegoat has begun."
The language of the SPIEGEL was different than when New York was hit by a blackout:

"BLACKOUT IN AMERICA - The dazed world power was plunged into chaos by the largest blackout in the super power's history: Cities in the dark, planes on the ground, and a nation marching single-file like geese through the darkness. The land of limitless opportunity was shut off by a couple of exploded fuses. A world power between perception and reality - SPIEGEL TV with observations from a country whose lights have gone out."

SPIEGEL logic: The blackout in the USA proves the weakness of the American nation. The blackout in Italy proves the weakness of two major power lines.

Blackouts also prove the anti-Americanism of SPIEGEL.

Via Instapundit

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