I heard a statistic on CBC radio this week that said, "the world is becoming more and more peaceful." I looked at Dan and said how do you measure peace?
From what I've read on this subject, it appears to be measured by the amount of violent crime and casualties of war. I don't know that I agree that we can measure peace just by less violence. But it also shows the power of the media and how our focus as viewers is always turned toward violence and war. What about those feel good fluff pieces? What about important pieces about our effect on the environment? And what about pieces where you hear about how to become more active community members? That's the news I'd also like to hear.
I feel that there are a lot of important exclusions in this study, but it is nice to hear, that among all of the news reports on violence and terrorism recently, there is a little gold nugget in there.
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