Originally Posted by Elli

I have already listed what experiences my opinions are based on.

And yes, there is a very strong sentiment especially in American mass media that "If you're not with us, you're against us" and people who don't support the government's actions are counter-productive. This is a well documented phenomenon. Since Congress has gone democratic and Bush is wearing out his welcome, the pendulum has begun to swing the other way. But there's still very little open debate on television. "News" stories feature only one side of an issue, not both, and the station usually has a chosen bias that its stories support. Where both sides of an issue are represented, the unfavourable side is often presented by a more kooky and less respected character than the person who is presenting the favoured side.