What I really would love to know, does anyone else notice how tacky television has become?
It's a walking parody of itself.
For instance, has anyone ever actually taken an unbiased look at the audience shots on shows like "Deal or no Deal"? It is something reminiscent of Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. something happens, Pan to crowd cheering or sighing! decision to make? crowd screams!
Television interrupts the natural flow of storytelling. Strategically placed within each show is a storyline structure that almost none deviate from. placed within each plot is a set of well-placed mini climaxes that serve two purposes. The first purpose is to keep you watching, yearning for more, through 3 to 5 minutes of advertisements. The second purpose is to keep your mind open and active, so that those adverts can brainwash you properly.
My second qualm with the tube is the way stations like Fuse, MTV, and VH1 operate. They make music popular, music does not make itself popular. Artists such as Coldplay, Sara barellis, 50 cent, Rhianna, Chris brown, and many more owe everything to these media monstrosities that force feed you music and tell you it is good. They are media juggernauts, and they've been forcing musical advancement in the direction they desire. I know there are super popular bands that we all love and have a guilty pleasure for. What we don't realise is that most of them are pretty horrible. (Disclaimer: I will research this and try to find the source if asked, if i was misinformed I will gladly remove the following information) I have heard that when a BET executive was asked why they wouldn't play a particular rapper, they said "Our audience isn't smart enough." That's right, you get to hear dumb music because you are stupid.
My last disagreement, although it saddens me to say, is an emotional one rather than a logical one. I sincerely miss the way TV used to be. When I was a kid just watching AHH! Real Monsters and Rocko's Modern Life everything was so simple it was the best experience i've ever had with the brainwash box.
The reason most of us don't notice things like this is that we've lost the ability to look at something with what I call "New Eyes." We are so wrapped up in the normality of what we're looking at that it becomes impossible to see how beautiful or repulsive it really is.
If you watch television, YOU ARE BEING BRAINWASHED. Now I'm not saying you have to quit watching your favorite TV shows, I'm asking you to be aware of what is being done to you. After all, it's quite hard to brainwash someone who knows what you're doing.
~~~~Commercial break~~~~
I totally just saved a bunch of money on my car insuran---
#Click#
***Screen goes blank***
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Outside the box - 1
Recently, President Barrack Obama signed a record breaking economic stimulus package in order to assuage the fears of the American people. This package has helped ease the minds of billions of Americans. It is the signature of the Obama campaign and presidency; change.
For the average, media-brainwashed American, this is a cause for celebration; the government is acting to fix their problems and prevent the upcoming disaster. What is not overt to the average American is that this attempt to aid the economy is nothing different that what has been seen for the past 8 years. This bill is just a different manifestation of the bush tax rebate's concept: pump money that the country doesn't have into it's economy. This is very similar to the end days of the soviet union, where so much new money had been printed, it was actually cheaper to burn it for heat than spend it.
So what is the problem with this package? It bears the hallmark of 20Th century style American politics; utilize all resources to prevent disaster at all costs. The American government spends precious tax dollars on preventing the inevitable.
NEWSFLASH. If we spent half as much PREPARING for the coming disaster and had taken the blow and been able to roll with that proverbial punch, our economy would be fine at the moment.
I must give credit where it is due. I am very impressed that Obama has acted as publicly as he has in his presidency. He is doing a fine job as the nation's designated scapegoat. Obama gets to be the man that gets blamed for every American's problems for the next 4 years, congratulations are in order.
Where Obama has utterly failed, and what the American people have failed to realize, is that the "Republican or Democrat?" style mentality of the American voter is what is failing this country. These two parties are in reality two extremes of one uniform style of thought. While they differ on the exact method, the republican and the democrat have one ubiquitous style of thought. They approach every problem as though it is their responsibility to prevent it.
I've never seen a professional boxer that was afraid to take a hit. In fact, Muhammad Ali made a career out of taking them. What I would like to see out of the American government is a new mentality. a "rope a dope" mentality. What the country really needs to do is weather the storm, not try to run away from it.
I've been waiting for a real president of change to come. The American people may have been bamboozled into believing that they only have two choices when it comes to casting their vote, but how about some variety? How about a republican choosing a libertarian running mate? How about a Democratic president choosing a majority third-party cabinet?
Obama may be the president of "change," but all he has changed thus far is the attitude that the media manipulates in its viewers.
Keep thinking people,
- Unwashable mind.
For the average, media-brainwashed American, this is a cause for celebration; the government is acting to fix their problems and prevent the upcoming disaster. What is not overt to the average American is that this attempt to aid the economy is nothing different that what has been seen for the past 8 years. This bill is just a different manifestation of the bush tax rebate's concept: pump money that the country doesn't have into it's economy. This is very similar to the end days of the soviet union, where so much new money had been printed, it was actually cheaper to burn it for heat than spend it.
So what is the problem with this package? It bears the hallmark of 20Th century style American politics; utilize all resources to prevent disaster at all costs. The American government spends precious tax dollars on preventing the inevitable.
NEWSFLASH. If we spent half as much PREPARING for the coming disaster and had taken the blow and been able to roll with that proverbial punch, our economy would be fine at the moment.
I must give credit where it is due. I am very impressed that Obama has acted as publicly as he has in his presidency. He is doing a fine job as the nation's designated scapegoat. Obama gets to be the man that gets blamed for every American's problems for the next 4 years, congratulations are in order.
Where Obama has utterly failed, and what the American people have failed to realize, is that the "Republican or Democrat?" style mentality of the American voter is what is failing this country. These two parties are in reality two extremes of one uniform style of thought. While they differ on the exact method, the republican and the democrat have one ubiquitous style of thought. They approach every problem as though it is their responsibility to prevent it.
I've never seen a professional boxer that was afraid to take a hit. In fact, Muhammad Ali made a career out of taking them. What I would like to see out of the American government is a new mentality. a "rope a dope" mentality. What the country really needs to do is weather the storm, not try to run away from it.
I've been waiting for a real president of change to come. The American people may have been bamboozled into believing that they only have two choices when it comes to casting their vote, but how about some variety? How about a republican choosing a libertarian running mate? How about a Democratic president choosing a majority third-party cabinet?
Obama may be the president of "change," but all he has changed thus far is the attitude that the media manipulates in its viewers.
Keep thinking people,
- Unwashable mind.
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