solve his or her problems is himself or herself. They lack independence and confidence. Furthermore, satire comics have the tendency to send the wrong messages to the public. Political figures use comics to ensure their success in the elections. By this, they are hoping to gain extra support from the public. This also causes conflict as the satire most probably affects and insults the opposition, resulting in violence. Besides that, the Internet, a growing form of media, contributes to media violence in today’s society. People, who view pornographic content in the Internet, increase their sexual appetite and tend to fantasize about sex-related activities. Such explicit material affects almost everyone. Their need for sexual pleasure increases their desire to have sex. Sometimes, when the viewer is really disturbed, lonely and frustrated, they need to satisfy their appetite so they indulge in rape. Since the Internet is such a large-scale network, which is accessible to a lot of people, messages can be spread at great speed with a touch of a button. Racists and supremacist groups have discovered this and are making full advantage of this. “…racists have discovered that the Net is a marvelous way to get their message out to a huge audience at low costs”(Quittner 53). Also, because of the power of the Internet, some facts and news headlines that maybe largely exaggerated are easily believed. Rumors are also easily spread as millions of people are online every second. A good example is the rumors about riots in Kuala Lumpur. Some rumormongers spread a rumor that the Indonesians are going to riot against the Chinese. This not only caused a real havoc in the society, but also caused dispute between the Indonesians and Chinese. Also, extensive television viewing promotes violence in many ways. Nowadays, most of the parents for school going children are working around the clock to meet the demands of life. Their parents...
