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Nick Says:      You're not wrong, but I've always thought this
particular Cracked article was an interesting way of looking at
the phenomenon:      They're not just feeding us American-
centric views because ZOMG AMERICAN LIVES MATTER MORE, although
that's certainly part of it. They're feeding us what's
psychologically satisfying and personally relateable, because
that's what'll keep people tuning in. The fact that in doing so
we tend to miss the larger picture is just an unfortunate side
effect of the battle for ratings.    2. The Mad Dreamer Says:
Shin did get a measure of satisfaction back in the Women's Team
Epee event, where she and her team took the gold medal. It felt
good to see her and her team win after the utter screwing she
got in the individual tournament.      And despite the American
media's dearth of coverage on anything that doesn't immediately
appeal to American nationalism (as well as nbc's positively
stupid strategy of try