In keeping with so many Americans watching so much insane crap on cable, like Ghosts Caught on Tape, I was pondering this problem not long ago while watching a Bigfoot show of National Geographic channel. When it ended they switched from hairy humanoid mutants running wild in the woods to the reality of UFO abductions. How stupid we must be. And why is a respected scientific organization like National Geographic pushing this swill?
Later than same night I found out why. I was watching Stephen Colbert do a job on Rupert Murdoch. He listed all the television channels he owned. And sure enough there was National Geographic on the list.
This Murdoch Model is the real catalyst in moving this nation ever rightward. Keep the masses occupied with mindless crap, reality TV, keep the young texting instead of marching and misdirect everyone’s anger at Lindsay Lohan, Casey Anthony and Charlie Sheen. Keep their eye off ball, which is the Republicans who created the mess we are in and want only to do it all over again but harder and faster.
The main work of the GOP is TO DESTROY JOBS. Labor is the top issue that brings down their profit margins. DESTROY JOBS by moving them offshore, replacing workers with automation and putting an end to collective bargaining and unions so they can get one employee to do the job of 2 or 3. And take away their health care and retirement. Oh, and eliminate unemployment compensation and the minimum wage! While they sit on the asses collecting UNEARNED INCOME laughing themselves silly paying ever less taxes as they make ever more profit. Republicans get down on their knees every night and pray to Milton Friedman for Jesus and Flag lapel pins which make it all possible.
And boy has it ever worked well for them. It is not so much that more Americans know who is stabbing who in the back on Big Brother than who sits on the Supreme Court, but how proud they are of that.