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A Man of Wealth and Taste
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Out there somewhere beyond the doors of perception
Posts: 51,063
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"Shock and Awe" We are shocked and awed by whats going on...that we are using such a light touch.....
Remember the movie "Network" from 1975...Peter Finch screaming.."I am mad as He!! and am not going to take it anymore!!!" Well thats exactly what television news has become.....At one time TV news was a NOT for profit service.....the Broadcasting companies used the news and saw the news as a Public Service. The FCC requires that each of the networks devotes so many hours a day to Public Service Broadcasting. Then someoone got the bright idea of having the news turn a profit.....now it's all about ratings......and the quality of the news broadcasts has devolved into the National Enquirer mentality....if it bleeds it leads sensationalism......
And Oh boy are we up for manipulation......
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