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When will you stop commenting like:
"Perhaps people are proud to have the DCMF because there was a building with those words above the front door. It doesn't matter who works there, or what it does, or what it achieves, as long as there is a building somewhere with DCMF on the sign.
Like a lot of things it's more about the outward appearance than the underlying substance."
This is exactly what is happening in US not just in media but on a large scale.
When you start making comments objectively respectfully, I will stop comparing things with the US.
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Where, in my original post, did I say that this (the notion of appearance vs substance) was peculiar to Doha, Qatar, the Gulf, the Middle East, or anywhere specific?
I just suggested that it (appearance vs substance) may have been a factor in this instance. And yes, I've no doubts it happens elsewhere in the world. But it's hardly relevant, is it, since we're here to talk about the DCMF, aren't we?
I didn't say 'Qataris are proud to have the DCMF', I didn't say 'the region is proud to have the DCMF', I didn't say 'like a lot of things IN DOHA' or 'like a lot of things IN QATAR'.
The reasoning that when an American criticizes another country without mentioning America he is a hypocrite is specious.
This site is called Qatarliving.
This thread is about the DCMF.
If you really want a thread about press freedom in the US, then good for you. Start one, and we'll all be happy to post relevant thoughts.
Read this very carefully:
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When will you stop commenting like:
"Perhaps people are proud to have the DCMF because there was a building with those words above the front door. It doesn't matter who works there, or what it does, or what it achieves, as long as there is a building somewhere with DCMF on the sign.
Like a lot of things it's more about the outward appearance than the underlying substance."
This is exactly what is happening in US not just in media but on a large scale.
When you start making comments objectively respectfully, I will stop comparing things with the US.
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Where, in my original post, did I say that this (the notion of appearance vs substance) was peculiar to Doha, Qatar, the Gulf, the Middle East, or anywhere specific?
I just suggested that it (appearance vs substance) may have been a factor in this instance. And yes, I've no doubts it happens elsewhere in the world. But it's hardly relevant, is it, since we're here to talk about the DCMF, aren't we?
I didn't say 'Qataris are proud to have the DCMF', I didn't say 'the region is proud to have the DCMF', I didn't say 'like a lot of things IN DOHA' or 'like a lot of things IN QATAR'.
The reasoning that when an American criticizes another country without mentioning America he is a hypocrite is specious.
This site is called Qatarliving.
This thread is about the DCMF.
If you really want a thread about press freedom in the US, then good for you. Start one, and we'll all be happy to post relevant thoughts.
But in the meantime, stop hijacking.
How could I have been any more objective?