phinsup |
12-07-2010 10:48 AM |
The media has nothing to do with free press and it hasn't for some time. Large corporations own all of the media outlets and across several markets. They will do nothing that puts their own interests at risk. This wikileaks thing should be a wake up call to that fact. Read the documents, then read the major news outlets spin on it. HINT, the actual documents tell a different story than the news, but they know that most americans won't read the documents, so they can pretty much say they say whatever they want. These major corporations that don't push the gov't spew get sanctioned and screwed over by the various tools the feds have to use against them, FCC, patriot act, etc... They will never do anything that puts their own interests in jeopardy. The fact that the last few elections hasn't proved that to the American people just shows how utterly hopeless things really are. I could go on for hours about a multitude of things the "media" has failed to even mention. The media is merely PR firm for the gov't agenda, even when they supposedly call the gov't on something it's never anything of substance, it's something rediculous, every once in a while the gov't throws them a bone so people still buy all the lies they are sellin. This guy fucked an aid, here ya go people feed on this guy for a while. Meanwhile we'll do things all over the world that cause "Blowback" on the american people, then they act as if the blowback was a total surprise, gee why are those people so pissed?
The media plugs stupid **** as big news while the big things breeze right by. It's the age old trick of watching one hand while the other pics your pocket. It's no accident, the media and the gov't have a nice little you scratch our back we'll scratch yours. Why do you think quietly and quickly corporations were allowed to buy both the newspaper, tv and radio in the same market? This was up until recently illegal. Now comcast and NBC are going to merge, have you seen a lot of coverage on that? The coverage you do see tells us how wonderful it will be. Our government has intentionally put the press in the hands of the very masters they serve. Do you honestly think that a candidate that vowed to break up the media monopoly and restore the free press would get a lot of face time? Do you honestly believe a candidate like that would stand a chance of getting elected? Then there is your answer.
Our gov't has been operating in total secrecy and against the american people's best interests for some time. We've turned a blind eye because that's what we do, it's the easy thing to do and it doesn't put us at risk. The big question is will we do anything now that our noses have been rubbed in it or will we just continue on our way, electing more criminals, acting angry and surprised when they commit crimes? Will we continue to turn a blind eye like the romans did as their empire collapsed around them?
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