How the medias weapons fetish primes us for war

Between the Tomahawk strike on Syria and the MOAB in Afghanistan, cable news under Trump has been saturated by images of American firepower. But the media s obsession with American weapons sanitizes violence and makes it harder to think critically about why we use deadly force. Follow Strikethrough on Facebook Subscribe to our channel is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: Follow Vox on Twitter: Or on Facebook: