Prof. Robin Andersen Award-Winning Author & Media Expert Fordham University:
By the end of the 20th century, media & military had merged - through shared technology, research, development & profits.
Soldiers returning from Iraq & Afghanistan advised designers of first-person shooter games. War became a participatory game.
Blockbuster film studios submitted scripts to military censorship, and in return got access to military equipment & troops. Enormous profits followed.
During the War on Terror, Americans didn't see what was actually happening on the ground. They saw an entertaining simulation.
When it stopped being entertaining, it fell out of the news frame entirely. That's why Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan shocked everyone.
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