Monday, March 8, 2010

Everything is "The Media's" fault?

As a comment on one of my recent blogs (The Doom and Gloomer's and their hate, anger and bullshit), a person signing themselves Anonymous gave some great points on life being pretty damn good for most folks if they would just take the time to see it without the fog of "The Media".

I want and need to thank that person for taking the time and energy of leaving a comment on that piece. The more comments that are left for people to read, the more varied and interesting the viewpoints presented become. That way also, It's not just exclusively my bullshit. So get with it readers. Play your part in this nonsense!

I've noticed that everyone on both sides of our bullshit political landscape always want to put all the blame on "the media". I'm as guilty of that sideways thinking as the next person. It's always easier and more pleasant to blame anyone but ourselves for our shortcomings, stupidities and sins.

What we each choose to take in from others on TV or the Radio are just potential tools for our use. It's what we do with that stuff that matters. I know as a fact that there are a minority of people especially in the last few years that do nothing but watch certain news programs and listen to certain talking heads on the radio. Then they just parrot only what they hear their semi-godlike talkers say as if it's the truth and only truth. Luckily, they are an extremist minority, even though they think everyone agrees with their crap.

So clearly and ultimately, we have to take complete responsibility for our thoughts and actions. We can't in the long run blame "the media". The main stream media and the extremist right wing media are both in reality nothing more than income producers for the owners of those media's. All the talking heads laugh all the way to the bank at our gullibility. I am guessing all the owners, CEO's and managers of those outlets think they are some kind of royal truth seekers but alas, it's the money folks, it's the money...

To put all the blame on them implies we have no self control or self determination. We would just be robots to the media if they had complete control of our minds. I might be just a tad idealist but I'm convinced most intelligent folks are not robots. Easily misled maybe (all knowing grin inserted here), but how we ultimately think and act is still up to us.

By the way as a last thought on this weighty subject, if watching "the media" upsets you too much and all the time, the answer is pretty damn easy and plain for all to see. You see.....they make this little button on the remote control special for us robots. All you have to do is firmly push the little sucker down, turn "the media" off and go do something else with your valuable time. Like read a good book maybe? Plant a garden? Take a walk?

Smoke a joint? Oh wait......Did I just say that outloud?.......that's another blog.........




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