Usually I don’t post things that are not related to my program but this time it is different. (Ok maybe this is…)
I was just listening to a Talkcast on Talkshoe.com dealing with the war in Iraq, the ILLEGAL Immigration problem and Terrorism.
First off, Let me just say we are giving the Terrorist what they want, The USA living in fear.
( Back ground information: I stopped listenning to tradition “Talk Radio” about two months ago and let me tell you I am much happier. Right now 90% percent of all talk radio is political talk and the other 10% is medical programs trying to sell you something. I left “full-time” talk radio 1 week prior to 9-11-01. The reason was because I was not political enough according to the owner. I was to “feel good” and no one wanted to listen to that. That is when I went back to spinning music.)
2ndly: Most people get their information from people that have an agenda to push (usually political). The Americans are living in fear, not because there is something to actually fear, but, because they are being told to fear it from their elected governement and the 24 hour news media. Right now their are people terrified to go out because then believe what they are told, even though the events they are watching are hundred and thousands miles away.
For example: Behind me on my TV is one of the 24 news channels talking about a killing of a news editor that was doing a story on a Muslim bakery, in Oakland California. Of course they are saying it is probably a terrorism related killing. Why is this a news story?
People get shot and killed every day in the USA and no one is talking about them. Some of the killing are gang related killings, family disputes, organized crime shotings just to name a few. Why are we not discussing these? It is because the people that are doing these crimes look like us and for some stupid reason we accept this. It is a only a news story because the person looks differently, act differently or has different beliefs than the majority of us. Which we are now are afraid of them. This is why “Terrorism” works. We are afraid of the unknown.
What still strikes me strange is that people like to be scared, if they didn’t they would not be listening to talk radio.
Some of this probably doesn’t make sense but thanks for letting me rant and rave…..
Bill
To be fair, Bill, we talk about celebrities going into rehab when untold numbers of people go to rehab every year. We like sensational stories. I don’t know if it is really a race or cultural thing. It is the same reason why organized crime is romanticized. A “family” with traditions and respect committing the same crimes that happen all of the time. It makes a better story. I agree with you for the most part, though. I can’t watch the news because of fluff pieces and celebrity worship.
Comment by Grant — August 3, 2007 @ 1:43 pm |