“World Opinion” = A Statement of Moral Cowardice
Prager bodyslams this one right through the table:
If you are ever morally confused about a major world issue, here is a rule that is almost never violated: Whenever you hear that “world opinion” holds a view, assume it is morally wrong.
And here is a related rule if your religious or national or ethnic group ever suffers horrific persecution: “World opinion” will never do a thing for you. Never.
“World opinion” has little or nothing to say about the world’s greatest evils and regularly condemns those who fight evil.
The history of “world opinion” regarding the greatest mass murders and cruelties on the planet is one of relentless apathy.
Excellent point:
It is difficult to overstate the damage done to the world by television news. Even when not driven by political bias – an exceedingly rare occurrence globally – television news presents a thoroughly distorted picture of the world. Because it is almost entirely dependent upon pictures, TV news is only capable of showing human suffering in, or caused by, free countries. So even if the BBC or CNN were interested in showing the suffering of millions of Sudanese blacks or North Koreans – and they are not interested in so doing – they cannot do it because reporters cannot visit Sudan or North Koreaand video freely. Likewise, China’s decimation and annexation of Tibet, one of the world’s oldest ongoing civilizations, never made it to television.
Stay the course:
Fourth, those who don’t fight evil condemn those who do. “World opinion” doesn’t confront real evils, but it has a particular animus toward those who do – most notably today America and Israel.
The moment one recognizes “world opinion” for what it is – a statement of moral cowardice, one is longer enthralled by the term. That “world opinion” at this moment allegedly loathes America and Israel is a badge of honor to be worn proudly by those countries. It is when “world opinion” and its news media start liking you that you should wonder if you’ve lost your way.
— ‘The Commish’ A.J. Sparxx