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That's a really good question; hard to answer, like which came first, the chicken or the egg. I need to think about that one.
by mojo on Mon Nov 22, 04 8:23am
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Very similar to how things were under the Roman Empire, when grand entertainments were put on to feed the masses in the form of circuses and gladiatoral combat.
The average Roman citizen didn't have a clue what the hell the emperor was up to, either. As long as everyone had full bellies and plenty of distraction, nobody seemed to care.
Self-reinforcing circle.
Mrs Phillips thanked Mr Murdoch for his strong stand against poker machines some years ago, after they were introduced in South Australia and proved to be such a social disaster.
"Today I want to draw your attention to another social disaster," she said. "Cable television came to the Himalayan nation of Bhutan just four years ago, in 1999 - courtesy of News Corporation.
"Since that time, this small peaceful nation has experienced its very first crime wave - murder, violent theft and fraud - on a scale never seen before in its history. School principals in Bhutan are deeply concerned about the impact of cable TV on their students' attitudes and morals.
"Does News Corporation have any plans to help Bhutan (and indeed, other nations) recover from this moral environmental disaster - for example by vetting the content of Star Television's more anti-social programs?"'
Rupert Murdoch replied that he would have been much happier if Mrs Phillips had stuck to poker machines, which he knew something about.
He confessed he knew very little about the role of Star Plus in Bhutan, or what language they broadcast there. "I just don't know," he said.
Not surprisingly, the multitude of TV and other journalists at the meeting were not interested in following up Mrs Phillips' Bhutan question. However some shareholders after the meeting congratulated her.
One woman said: "I think there was considerable sympathy for what you were saying. I think the problem is much wider than Bhutan or News Corporation. Television is destroying the values and culture of a generation, all over the world."
See article as well on lib_dem's ballot
who controls the news
Just as Pavlov's dogs were tricked into salivating to a ringing bell, scientists have developed increasingly efficient ways to manipulate reactive human behavior to serve the demands of their corporate masters. Subliminals, advertising , nationalist propaganda, toothpaste and beautiful hair ,acne and fitting in
Orwellian
Newton Minow was right; television is a vast wasteland.
Maybe we should put "Leave it to Beaver" back on ABC and have done with it.
It is doing both dumbing down and catering to the masses. And as the masses get more and more ignorant, yet conversant on some Indiana basketball players name, people are dying for no damn good reasons.
Anyone who can't see that there has been a steady process of dumbing down is dumb.
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