Fed up of foreign news dominating our news

[sickofthenews]

I do realise the unrest in the Middle East is significant, but every bulletin is dominated by the minutiae of it.

I want to see more of what's going on here, more of what's going on in our government.

Surely there's news here?

Sorry, what point are you trying to make? I'm not quite sure I follow you.

I agree with you is my point. The post is more about others who don't see the point you're making.

I want more global news, not less. Having said that, I have sympathy with the view that social media and the 24 news cycle can make the news feel really overwhelming. I find myself getting really caught up in it. It tips from being interested and wanting to understand into endlessly refreshing news apps and feeling totally overwhelmed by the sheer horror of war and environmental disaster.

I agree to a certain extent however what is happening in the ME at the moment could potentially have far reaching consequences that directly impact us here. A spiralling out of control conflict that leads to an energy crisis, supply chain disruption, economic disaster and untold civilian deaths is possible, the use of nuclear weapons is also a threat (albeit unlikely) and the chance it could develop into a wider war.

I recommend to read and watch many various sources of news to see what else is happening both here and abroad and to gain a balanced perspective.

it is mot a joke to say we are not at war, it is fact.
What ‘demographics’ are at war and are lyiing in bed fearing they might lose their lives due to bombings in the U.K.?

Maybe you misunderstood my post.

War is not the only issue in the world. Maybe for you, not for everyone

This is ridiculous, you getting up and eating breakfast,lunch and dinner is more important than genocide, because if you didn't you would die. Don't believe me, stop doing anything else other than focusing on genocide.

Similarly having a functional health service is more important than genocide, because without one you're going to die if you get ill. Which is what is happening to a lot of people because, we don't actually have a functioning health service right now, haven't you noticed? Have you taken to the streets about this? Are you posting on forums with the same vigour as you're posting about genocide? Do you have some kind of incredible health insurance plan? Or do you not give two hoots about your own survival?

Genocide in the ME is far more of an issue than the uk having a better healthcare system

I guess you're alright then jack, no sick relatives or friends recently.

They aren’t living in a war zone with bombs overhead. No home , no hospital, no job

And that's why it doesn't have better healthcare system...

Diversion, diversion, diversion and healthy hint of self hate or whatever it is brits often have, make for grate mix to not having to deal with pressing domestic issues. Which health is.

They are sitting in corridors having strokes for 12 hours with no medical attention

It's more convenient for you to post about genocides happening in other countries, because you can't be bothered to actually look after the people in your immediate surroundings.

DH has spent his working life as doctor in the NHS so am fully aware of the failing of UK hospitals. At least there are hospitals with doctors, nurses, operating theatres, antibiotics etc

You are right. As long as UK has hospitals, no matrer how low it falls on ranks in golval healthcare and how many people it costs their health, it's fine. It's not a warzone. So nothing needs to be done. 🤷

This race to the bottom is really quite stupid thing.

Oh what a surprise you're not personally worried about it because your DH is a doctor. Family access to their own personal GP 24/7/ Welcome to the world of the virtue signalling middle class.

People who can't get GP appointments, not so important because there's a genocide happening somewhere.

People homeless on the streets, not so important because there's a genocide happening somewhere.

People unable to heat themselves this winter, not so important because there's a genocide happening somewhere.

etc. etc. etc.

You carry on with your uk bubble and I’ll focus on the world issues.

It's not a bubble it's where the people around you that you give no two hoots about live.

Babes. I am currently temporarily in Levant. Carry on virtue signalling to me about not being interested in the world. 😂

Most of us have capacity to care about more than 1 place in the world and can process more than 1 news topic.

Where have I said I’m not concerned about uk issues (although don’t live in the uk now). I just think there are more important news issues in other parts of the world.

Don't be daft...

What happens in the rest of the world also has an impact on us.

You can simply choose to focus on local news anyway from your local papers and regional news from BBC and ITV every evening if you want to be parochial.

I am torn on this.

International news is important but there are a range of horrendous conflicts going on in the world and it would ever be this.

I think we need to take interest in foreign news however we should not have a situation where foreign affairs significantly dominate home affairs. Those that say we are all British and so the decisions of government on a day to day basis are much more impactful on our lives are correct. We also need to realise we can effect local decisions through our democracy so local news has a greater importance in some respects as we have some agency in this.

Of course the elephant in the room is religion. It is primarily the Muslim community that put the middle east higher up their agenda of priorities and perhaps others have a more balanced view. We also have Jews that have a obvious interest in these events but also an interest in avoiding anti semitism.

I do think there is an attitude amongst a very small minority of MPs that the Middle East should dwarf the UK in terms of priority which is quite worrying and indicative of maybe sectarian politics .

@mids2019 that's exactly it.
We need foreign news and interest in them but people also need to know about local - as in their country- issues and be interested in that as well. That often gets sideline now and imho, it works well for the people who would need to do something about that issues (or who stand to make money if not solved...)

Telling people in UK being unhappy with state of healthcare in UK is not as important as war somewhere else is like telling abused women in UK, it's not that bad as there are women who have it worse in Afghanistan. Crass and shows virtue signalling rather than knowledge.

Most adults should be able to think and read about more than just 1 issue.

A middle class expat telling someone who's parents are from the middle east that the problems of middle east are more important than the problems of the Country they and their family live in. Problems which don't affect you at all because you've left the Country.

It's not you that had to sit in A&E for 12 hours with a relative recently is it. It's not you that walks past homeless people every day. It's not you that sees all the social problems worsening.

No, you've nothing to actually be concerned about, so you're watching mainstream news to be concerned about something, and lecturing everyone about what's important.

Can't make this up can you.

If you think what's happening in other parts of the world is more important than people in the UK worrying about heating their homes this winter, getting adequate healthcare, not getting sanctions and finding a job or working more hours, adequate childcare, adequate mental health support, not getting kicked out of their home and becoming homeless, the cost of living and deciding between eating and other equally basic necessities, then you must be living a very privileged life, sitting on your armchair watching foreign news and enjoying life once you turn off the telly.

@Wtfdude

I believe one of the issues is what we view as our community. I believe we as British citizens should view our British fellow citizens as our society as we are in the same state.

If you some how think that people in communities thousands of miles away are essentially you community then you are going to have heightened feelings. There are many Christians in Lebanon who do not seem to have an immediate degree of support than others (I might be wrong in this)

Foreign news is of importance but we have to remind our selves it is foreign. The combatants are members of different states and on a day to day basis the issues that impact everyone's life, health, education , economy etc. need highlighting.

One thing I think we should be grateful for is that we live in a relatively great country despite our problems. If there are problems we have a vibrant democracy to address them in the best way a society can

There is a saying you can't help others if you're unable to help yourselves.

The rate of decline in the UK bears more importance because we're not going to be much use to anyone in any part of the World if it keeps going.