Anti war voices

 It is uncommon to see strong antiwar voices on media sites unless it is seeked out. Antiwar.com and The American Conservative are two websites that highlight the antiwar voices and opinions. But why is it so uncommon? Some Americans have normalized the idea of war and do not really think anything of it but there are a lot of Americans who are against being involved in war at all.

There are a lot of reasons that contribute to this hiding of antiwar voices. One reason antiwar voices may be hidden is because of big corporations controlling the media we consume. These corporations have financial gain tied to the military and they gain from war effort. So, they do not give voices to antiwar views to potentially lose them money.

Another reason we do not see strong antiwar voices has to do with political agendas. Politicians all have an agenda to move and most of them benefit from being in war. Some of the big mainstream news outlets have clear political bias which has a huge impact on what gets reported on. These news outlets will not push news stories and opinions that do not back their side and help out their favored politicians.

Although their voices are suppressed, antiwar voices do exist in the American media. It is important to remember to seek out these alternative media sites in order to get the whole picture. Independent journalists also tend to have antiwar voices. This is a good reminder to not just look to the big mainstream news companies for facts. If more people speak up and communicate, maybe in the future this will change, and it will be more common to hear these less popular opinions.