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Originally Posted by TheNorm
Yes, but I think there is more to it than that. The media love to place someone on a pedestal (slowly, over several weeks) then bring them crashing down to earth (again, over several weeks, as if in slow-motion). Often the "victims" are politicians or celebrities, which is bad enough. But seeing a family treated in this way is disgusting.
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The media is just appealing to the nasty instincts of the public though. Who love to hate. Although the media has been quite supportive of the McCanns in the UK...