The media is running away with our economy. Yes I said it, more should. I am not pointing the finger, at least not entirely, at any particular politician, be it democrat or republican. Admittedly I will say that neither have helped things much and the later being even less help. Nothing like 8 years of torment, wars and out and out lying to the public to induce a decade of depression and drought. I will add though at least the prior is trying.
However, that said, I must tip my hat to the media. You have officially, single handedly instilled fear into the eyes of America. Yes things are bad and you should report the bad, however one must look at the key points there in. First and foremost, the more gloom and doom that is spread, the more fear that rises within the guts of the everyday American public, the worse things get. This fear enlightens the public to do the one thing they can think of to save themselves. Horde what they have! Hey its only human to think that way and numero uno is the priority, don’t a single one of you try and think otherwise, cause deep down its you in this world.
So people spend less, pull money from the banks, cash in their stocks, stop buying Cappuccinos and they pull back on purchasing bogus rags that soak up more water than an elephant, perky bras and whatever other guilty pleasures and material impulse buys that get them through the day. There-in creating one proven result, economical downturn. So I say again, I tip my hat to you media pigs. You are to be blamed for a great portion of the problems with our country these last few years. More so in the last few months.
You have no scruples in regards to what you spread, what out of context “direct quotes” you glorify across the screen. You grab one single sound bite, and run with it like a crack head catching his aid check on the first of the month. Straight to the crack house you take this country. It doesn’t matter what the actual meaning said individual was attempting to portray and express to the people. No, as long as you can pull from this word to that word and it gets the meaning across how you see fit, “Gloom and doom,” then thats okay by you. Hell I understand, it draws the ratings, why not focus on the negative. Drugs, sex and violence sells, right? The more frightful people are, the gloomier the days means the more viewers tuning in to see what new horrible situation poses a threat to the people this morning. Dow Jones dropped, Stimulus Bill will ruin us all, Olympic hero tokes a bong hit, Rush Limbaugh eats a baby… You don’t hear anything about heroes anymore. Just negative negative negative… Hell our media would rather crucify our heroes instead.
What happened to the good things, what happened to spreading positive vibes. Has it become such a cliche that only pot heads are the laid back, happy, love the world types. What makes an tree hugger bad, exactly? Is it that they want to save natural giants that have lived beyond 5 of our family generations? That they understand, less trees equal less air? Who knows but, our media and our society has connected “tree hugger” with bad, naive, dumb, annoying people. Its absurd. And when an individual says to you, “Live free man, relax, chill out enjoy life” why is it that the first thing that runs through you mind is “This guy is or has been high often.” Is loving life and enjoying what we have that bad.? Anyway…
I will have to touch on this point more in depth in time. But I have begun, as usual, to stray. Back to my point.
Our media has been the front runner on spreading the hell fire and brimstone. Just turn on CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC…. It’s recession recession recession…. I’m not saying its not happening, I am just saying look at the companies going under and their history. GM has been in shambles since the day gas went to 2-3+ dollars a gallon. Why? Because Japan and China know how to make cars that are hella great on mileage, low cost and fairly stable. Plus it costs them to much because of the way they manufacture. So it was inevitable, How bout the banking industry? They are corporations ran by ritualistic manipulative greedy bastards. They could give two shits if you default on your loans or credit cards. They just means they can take you to court and own your life and sell you children. They get theirs in the end anyway, what do they care. But as history has shown once the fear is put in the nation and the gloom is spread mass panic ensues and leave only rubble behind.
So to bring a long blamble to an end, for the love of god media. Focus on the positive, and stop crucifying anyone you can. Shit as much as I find octomom to be a imbecile and out right lunatic, do I really give a shit she popped out more kids than Michael Jacksons had surgery? At least she will get hella returns on her taxes. I don’t need to hear about it every day. Furthermore stop bashing this economic crisis news into the stone of the walls. We get it, things are bad. We see it every day. Its a rough and tumble world and we are just along for the ride. But how bout we give the public a silver lining to focus on and a reason to actually purchase that Nutterbutter or splurge on a new 42” television, porn is better in HD anyway. When the population spends the economy sings. Allow it to. Thats all I ask.
[media monkeys picture from thirdworldtravelers.com]
