Reality TV
A fine example of reality became an image that helps define how we perceive ourselves and recall these times, an image seen by millions. A question I have is this: If you were to create a scene at a gallows, would it look like this?
Or, maybe it would look more like this:
PS - Have you not seen the Saddam hanging?
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Not sure of the significance of thees images? Read this from the New York Times (6 Jan 2007):
"Just a month ago Mr. Hussein was widely dismissed as a criminal who deserved the death penalty, even if his trial was seen as flawed. Much of the Middle East reacted with a collective shrug when he was found guilty of crimes against humanity in November.
But shortly after his execution last Saturday, a video emerged that showed Shiite guards taunting Mr. Hussein, who responded calmly but firmly to them. From then on, many across the region began looking at him as a martyr."
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