STOP THE PRESSES!!!!!!: Israel and Hamas Still Are Not Getting Along!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com



I don't find the Israeli/Hamas conflict to be funny in any way. But I do find it funny that the media expects me to jump out of my seat and convulse with shock that they're feuding again.

Let's think about the word "News". The root word here is "new". In fact, "the news" is the polar opposite of "the olds". So when something happens, that is literally one of "the news". If I were to report that I am respirating, books have words, or that squid continue to live in the ocean, that would fall under the category of "the olds". We already knew that.

When Hamas and Isreal are at odds with one another, or a peace accord is broken, or one bombs the other, that is literally not "news". That's "olds". Other similar such pseudo-news: California wildfires, The Cubs come up short in October, Tom Cruise acts bizarrely, the San Diego forecast looks sunny, etc. I am familar with what a "slow news day" is and how it can affect the news coverage that day, but lets try to remember what the word "news" actually means.