There Is No Pilot…
The state of the world at this point has obviously got myself as well as plenty of others unhinged. I could unleash a diatribe that would be as lengthy and unproductive as anything else in the blogosphere. My feelings are easily classified as “leftist”, but tagging my opinions is a means of the perspective I strive against. If nothing else, the “us vs. them” has been a very popular tool by pundits and people currently in power. I don’t know how to write about what I feel in political terms without falling into their trap.
What I do know is that something is wrong. I don’t agree with current foreign policy and I am firmly convinced that actions that my taxes pay for were spent to achieve someone else’s ill conceived notion of a perfect world. Not only that, but the delivery device of general consciousness, namely much of the media, has advocated a environment of hostility and hate. They do this because in our capitalistic society, it’s what drives.
It is time for common sense. Inflammatory rhetoric must stop. The issues that are upon us are serious. People should be informed of realities and non ethnocentric concerns. There is a vast lot out there who have charisma and only exploit current turmoil so they can stay on television. Their ratings or book selling monetary totals are not going to solve our world’s problems. People need to recognize them for the opportunists they are and stop believing in them.
This is not a game. Stop giving people who have obviously nothing to say but things of self interest in mind a soapbox. If we demand more from our news outlets they will listen.
Please participate in the Media Matters petition to stop such insanity.
