Sikh Temple Shootings Ignorance

I should point out that the place of worship in question actually refers to itself as the "Sikh Temple of Wisconsin" on its website. As such you could forgive the media for referring to it as such.

You act as if it's the mainstream media's job to educate. Why do people assume this?

And the fact that there has been unprovoked attacks on anyone because of 9/11 is sad, not just when it's Sikhs.

Well, how else do you propose to educate the masses of society?

And I wasn't just saying attacks on Sikhs, I meant ignorance as a whole.

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That's really not the issue of a private enterprise though, is it? Talk to the education system, or club together and buy an educational ad slot. There's not a lot of money in going through religious denominations and telling people who they are and what they believe when you're a prime time news corp.

Well, just briefly TALKING about their beliefs would be enough for me. Don't get me wrong, not all news broadcaster are the same, as Sky News does have a small section on Sikhism in their article in the tragedy, it's just that many have no clue, which reflects very poorly on society.

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Let me reiterate again, it is not the job of the media to educate. They report. They are a business.

And let me repeat, how else do you propose for the news to reach a majority of people? How is acceptance meant to spread if not through such a large medium?

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The education system perhaps? Infomercials and documenteries? The very mediums designed for education

But the problem is, how many people are going to listen to them, let alone actually be informed? How many people are going to actually watch documentaries on Sikhism? That's the problem.

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And again, why do you think that is the concern of the News Corps? These are private enterprises, whether people know or don't know about Sikhs is not an issue of major concern for them.

We are all human; so it should be.

I know it sounds childish when I say it like that, but it should be of concern to the American News Corporations that people are uneducated about such matters. At the end of the day, we are all human beings, so we should all try to stamp out ignorance to help others.

What a strange view to take. We are to stamp out all ignorance? Then we should simply broadcast information 24/7 on every possible channel.

I'm not going to jump to conclusions what the killers motive was. But I will outline the differences between Orthodox Sikhs and Orthodox Muslims.

Sikhs are prohibited from eating halal food.
They do not go on pilgrimages
Even orthodox Sikhs regard women as equals unlike Islam.

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Islam_vs_Sikhism

You act as if it's the mainstream media's job to educate. Why do people assume this?

And the fact that there has been unprovoked attacks on anyone because of 9/11 is sad, not just when it's Sikhs.

Oh right, okay, I didn't realize that. I apologize for that error on my part.

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Well, just briefly TALKING about their beliefs would be enough for me. Don't get me wrong, not all news broadcaster are the same, as Sky News does have a small section on Sikhism in their article in the tragedy, it's just that many have no clue, which reflects very poorly on society.

You are both banned from continuing this pointless discussion. Do not make any further posts.