Blog Post #4

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 The Unheard News of Anti-War


https://www.antiwar.com/
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/web-categories/realism-restraint/


    The two articles above are written by and have a target audience for people who are "anti-war".  ANTIWAR.com caught my attention, to begin with, because of the layout of the site in general. I have never seen an anti-war website and these sites and values are not commonly shared amongst our nation and society. This reason may be the result of this chaotic and unprofessional-looking website. Anti-war news is not commonly spread throughout the United States and I can infer that the main reason is that a lot of people are against people who support anti-war ideas and values. Sites that look like antiwar.com can decrease the credibility of information which may deter people from reading more about anti-war in general. The American Conservative website looks a lot different from ANTIWAR.com, however, anti-war beliefs and news are still spread. The site still does not look as clean-cut and presentable as other news articles that fit societal norms. 

  I believe that the government and major media outlets filter out a lot of anti-war news for a few reasons. Economically, war can be good for the government which in turn can also be good for the major media companies who will profit off of an increase in war-based news stories. Many Americans believe it is necessary to go to war in order to defend our country. There may also be a negative connotation associated with anti-war supporters because of the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War. According to History.com, there were a group of activists who were anti-war in the 1960s. Some people began to question the government and its reasoning for entering the war and continuing to pursue it. It is very bold to question the intentions of the government which definitely sheds a negative light on supporters of anti-war in the eyes of the government. This is probably why it is so hard to find news about anti-war and having to rely on finding obscure websites.   


https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-protests 

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