American Media Influence

SSEMPA: Sir, I think that what we do not understand here is, A, in Africa, sodomy is an abomination. It's an abomination to our culture, to our God, and when you do bring sodomy, you practice sodomy, you bring a curse on the nation.

HARRIS: There's a common theory that the people who have the biggest problems with gays and lesbians have themselves struggled with homosexual urges.

SSEMPA: No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

HARRIS: Have you ever?

SSEMPA: That means everybody who fights terrorism is themselves a terrorist. (LAUGHS)

HARRIS: Are you comparing homosexuality to terrorism?

SSEMPA: It is sexual terrorism.

HARRIS: Do you ever worry that you're whipping up hatred in a way that could end up being violent?

SSEMPA: I don't worry about whipping up hatred. Actually, what I worry is that people, like you, who seem to hear what I'm saying, but they don't seem to understand. I worry that networks of televisions are controlled by homosexuals.

here I pulled out a couple of the quotes that were the most interesting to me and the most powerful.

First of all the notion of sodomy being an abomination in African societies and in-turn being an abomination on the entire nation. I understand the religious aspect and how that plays into what is going... well kind of... but I recognize that there are some people that may be offended by the act of sodomy. But what I don't understand is why there is talk of a death penalty if you a a homosexual. Why in a nation full of conflict and death want to be harming anymore of the citizens. Why does what goes on in the privacy of ones own home have anything to do with cursing the nation? Shouldn't the nation feel cursed for killing it's people who haven't done anything except for act on their natural sexual urges?

What about those who use rape and sodomy as an act of systematic warfare? Why aren't they being put on trial or sentenced to death? Why does the influence American's have on this nation have to be so negative?

Another line that I thought was incredibly powerful was the last" I don't worry about whipping up hatred. Actually, what I worry is that people, like you, who seem to hear what I'm saying, but they don't seem to understand. I worry that networks of televisions are controlled by homosexuals." How this message of killing homosexuals is equal to network television. And because there isn't support for this mindless killing than television must be run and controlled by homosexuals. However, it is almost exactly the opposite, network television is primarily run by rich white men