Mass media. It is my belief that all this technology has a duel purpose. it is not made soley for entertainment, social, or educational purposes. These devices are used to as a way to control the masses.
Television. The majority of the American and a large fraction of the worlds population have a television. Even if one does not have cable they have something plugged into it. The companies produce the programming and fcc regulates it. Why is it that there are such a limit to channels. With all the people in the world you would think these companies would make it easier for independent filmmakers to have a shot.No. We may choose what channel to watch but they are still choosing what we see.
If the majority of a population is raised with television, the majority of the population gets their personality inducing ideas from it.
For example: If a child is raised watching dragon ball z, the memory of dragon ball z will be implanted in their brains for life. If a child learns their history off the history channel, than that is the history they will most likely believe. Governments can justify their propaganda with subtle messaging from television. It takes a truly free willed person the question the programming and actually research it.
If the majority of kids watch tv then the children without a tv or without any concept of television might become jealous upon learning of about the entertainment box. In this society the majority rules and being a child this concept is magnified due to the ignorance a young person possesses. This child may become singled out as weird or stupid because he has never seen a television. There is almost no way around it. The medias grasp is in all of our civilization.
Some technology, like video games for example, have the same effect. Instead of thinking or learning something new the individual is there interacting. Don't get me wrong I'm sure there are things one can learn by playing video games. Some video games seem to be a training program to help remove fear of violence or even prepare one brain for wartime strategies. Some games teach children complex thinking and puzzle solving. These devices keep us from doing actual physical things. They keep us from breaking free of this slavery to society.
This reliance on entertainment keep people from questioning their role in society. These keeping people content is a great way to keep people under control.
So off with a nice poem. Oh and to the people who are unknowing, Yes its a song.
America...
America...
America, FUCK YEAH!
Coming again, to save the mother fucking day yeah,
America, FUCK YEAH!
Freedom is the only way yeah,
Terrorist your game is through cause now you have to answer too,
America, FUCK YEAH!
So lick my butt, and suck on my balls,
America, FUCK YEAH!
What you going to do when we come for you now,
its the dream that we all share; its the hope for tomorrow
FUCK YEAH!
McDonalds, FUCK YEAH!
Wal-Mart, FUCK YEAH!
The Gap, FUCK YEAH!
Baseball, FUCK YEAH!
NFL, FUCK, YEAH!
Rock and roll, FUCK YEAH!
The Internet, FUCK YEAH!
Slavery, FUCK YEAH!
FUCK YEAH!
Starbucks, FUCK YEAH!
Disney world, FUCK YEAH!
Porno, FUCK YEAH!
Valium, FUCK YEAH!
Reeboks, FUCK YEAH!
Fake Tits, FUCK YEAH!
Sushi, FUCK YEAH!
Taco Bell, FUCK YEAH!
Rodeos, FUCK YEAH!
Bed bath and beyond (Fuck yeah, Fuck yeah)
Liberty, FUCK YEAH!
White Slips, FUCK YEAH!
The Alamo, FUCK YEAH!
Band-aids, FUCK YEAH!
Las Vegas, FUCK YEAH!
Christmas, FUCK YEAH!
Immigrants, FUCK YEAH!
Popeye, FUCK YEAH!
Democrats, FUCK YEAH!
Republicans (republicans)
(fuck yeah, fuck yeah)
Sportsmanship
Books
Partly the media seducing, party our choice and (desire) to watch it in my opinion, human lazyness/the comfort lifestyle. Reminds me of that old commercial that used to play(
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Anyway, nice to see a freethinking blog!
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There's a reason why older folks and smaller, more rural villages have stronger communities... because they grew up with people and not technology...
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree with you about the television part, I think the computer and especially the internet are a great opportunity for people to build their own opinion on topics, simply because you can read about almost all viewpoints that exist on a topic.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that you don't learn much from Video games (I learned a lot from the Age of Empires series though), but games are for entertainment. If children play outside etc., they don't learn anything, too.
Interesting post though, following
Isn't this 'poem' from movie Team America? This movie is so true :D I recommend it if you haven't seen that yet.
ReplyDeletefuck yeah
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with you on the Mass Media.
ReplyDeleteAlso yeah, that is from Team America.
I agree with ulaughulose. Except more our choice, and less media seducing. We aren't forced to watch TV or play video games, we just want to be entertained.
ReplyDeleteWell, the media is a weapon, and I think all governments recognize this.
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere that US TV shows were doing more to steer Iraqis towards democracy, than C-Span.
personally i don't watch tv(though i download a few shows), don't really play many video games anymore, don't read newspapers, don't really depend on mass media.
ReplyDeletei talk to people to find out what's going on in the world or i look things up on the interweb.
When that becomes a poem, Shakespeare will roll in his grave.
ReplyDeleteHave to agree with you on this, mass media is all mindless crap and conditions individuals
ReplyDeleteI like your poetry. It boggles my mind. Deep, Eliotesque. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteYour post just shows how uneducated you are but on the plus side you could be the next dumb white rapper.
ReplyDeleteInteracting can help an organism learn though, and the media allows information to travel virtually anywhere in the world. Team America ftw. Wouldn't that movie also be part of mass media?
ReplyDeleteWe're all robots dude, np! :D
ReplyDeleteExactly dude! I don't know if you read my blog post but its similar to this. I agree 100% with you.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad but true. Although if we didn't put up with the negative side effects of technology, we wouldn't be able to benefit from the possitives. It's a fine line we walk.
ReplyDeleteFUCK YEAH!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100%.
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ReplyDeleteamerica fuck yeah, so like my dick and suck on my balls
ReplyDeleteI liked the FUCK YEAH part :D
ReplyDeleteLets tear it all down and build it up again.
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ReplyDeleteim with you man. i cant stand that shit
ReplyDeleteFuck yeah ! :D
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