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June 26, 2010
Panderfest In Toronto
- Pandering is one of the activities that bring politicians, journalists and diplomats together,
and the G-20 summit is a panderfest of historic proportions. Politicians pander to the prejudices and aspirations of their constituents.... The press is also in the pandering business. Many readers are less interested in understanding the world than in receiving confirmation that their existing understanding of the world is correct. For many of the people who read the serious press, the belief that the world is moving smoothly into a new era of North South cooperation along a path of institutional development and reform is an important part of their world view. They also want and perhaps need to believe that the world’s political and economic authorities know what to do about the economic issues we face and are laboring earnestly together to solve common problems. The G-20 story reinforces these important if delusional narratives in ways that both the producers and the consumers of serious journalism find deeply appealing. Pointless G-20 Summit Unfolds In Toronto - Walter Russell Mead's Blog - The American Interest
Posted by Vanderleun at June 26, 2010 10:46 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.