tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771186958138142162.post6668360574344866960..comments2023-07-29T08:50:48.778-07:00Comments on Cancerous Zeitgeist: American Dreams-Doug Brunell (America's Favorite Son)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10216616964188376483noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771186958138142162.post-78137336464575514412010-08-18T07:30:00.491-07:002010-08-18T07:30:00.491-07:00Capitalism is all about diversion. Petty pursuits...Capitalism is all about diversion. Petty pursuits that veer away from real issues and problems. In order to keep the machine going, you must give it fuel. Sugar-coated "news" is part of that mixture. Of course, it seems like that is what most people want, too ...-Doug Brunell (America's Favorite Son)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10216616964188376483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771186958138142162.post-71750312293676349582010-08-17T09:07:39.256-07:002010-08-17T09:07:39.256-07:00I don't really understand how any of this crap...I don't really understand how any of this crap is considered news. Lindsay Lohan, Mel Gibson,reality TV, all of it. It's entertainment news, but not real news. It belongs on E, Hollywood Insider (is that a show or am I making shit up now?) and so on. Same with sports, take it out of the news, put it where it belongs--on ESPN. Or combine the two into a five minute "entertainment" section at the end of the news to act as a kicker. <br /><br />I think it's all a ploy to get us to stop focusing on the real issues. I think the media is in cahoots with the government and large corporations to bombard the masses with trivial information on which to focus so they wont ask about the big stuff like when the heck we're getting out of Iraq and how are they going to fix the devastation caused by the oil spill. Sadly, as long as the masses keep tuning in to see people standing in a freaken line (and it's not even for something cool, like the new Star Wars movie) or to hear Mel Gibson further shred his career with another racist rant, the news will keep reporting it. It's a little sick how we as a society are more interested in whether or not Lindsay Lohan gets jail time than we are in whether or not the gulf coast will survive this most recent devastation.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319501914793621924noreply@blogger.com