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Post 4: Antiwar Voices

 Antiwar Voices

MR Online | U.S. clearing anti-war voices off social media in vast censorship operation
To find strong Antiwar voices one must venture to obscene websites. Photo by MR Online

Before this assignment, I had never paid much attention to antiwar voices before. As a student, and as an American, it was a narrative I had not been introduced to previously. After reading a few articles and opinions of the writers of ANTIWAR.com and American Conservative, it became a little more clear why these voices were harder to come into contact with.

One conclusion I have drawn as to why the Antiwar narrative may be kept out of mainstream media is because of the more "pressing issues".  Many peopled are against war, and while Antiwar voices are filled with more strong opinions and passion - many people may overlook sharing their antiwar messages in mainstream media in favor of going for more polarizing and in-the-minute news.

I also think the reason we have to go and search out these voices on these lesser-known websites because humans tend to be creatures of habit. If someone has been referring to the same news source for years it may be hard for them to branch out and look to other sites that haven't become a part of their normal routine. These mainstream media sources as well will stick to publishing the narratives and stories their readers have been enjoying in hopes they will come back and read more.

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