This is pretty much why I didn't chime in on the whole Michael Vick string. Maybe it was discussed, maybe it warrants more discussion, or maybe discussing it won't make a difference.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/12/martin/index.html
Martin sites one of East TN's recent and most heinous crimes, the details of which I've intentionally tried to avoid reading about. Have we just become more accustomed and thus, accepting of violent crime against one another or do we just cave to those who scream the loudest? Or is it both?
I haven't become accustomed to it, though the plethora of celeb news has caused me to stop watching much TV news at all. However, justice is
occasionally served in horrific, brutal cases such as those mentioned.
Brutality against animals is often a precursor of brutality against people. Both should be dealt with swiftly and strongly.
"But maybe the problem isn't just the media. Maybe the problem is you. The reader. The viewer. Maybe you've decided that you care more about discussing a celebrity than nobodies like Megan Williams, Channon Christian or Christopher Newsom."
Sorry Mr. Martin...nice try. Neither I nor the company that I work for profited from "reading" these stories. Your business couldn't survive without them. The outraged reaction from the mouthy mindless public, IMHO, is in direct proportion to the amount of air play Mr. Martin and those in his business give to a story. The Vick story was run over and over and over. Can anyone guess how the mindless public, that stays glued to the TV, is going to react to a story about cute little puppies being hanged? Funny little TV people.
Brutality against animals is often a precursor of brutality against people. Both should be dealt with swiftly and strongly.
But are they? Again, look at Mike Tyson. Look at all of the professional athletes who've been accused and/or convicted of crimes against people but yet, their legions of fans continue to turn out to support them.
The Vick story was run over and over and over. Can anyone guess how the mindless public, that stays glued to the TV, is going to react to a story about cute little puppies being hanged? Funny little TV people.
Yes, but with the popularity of rags like Star, Enquirer, People, etc., the question remains - does society dictate what is and is not news? I'm starting to hate CNN as it continues to turn into more of a tabloid reporting agency with every day.
It just seems that, as a society, our priorities are so out of whack that I hate to imagine how much worse it will get. What can we do, as individuals, to turn the tide, so to speak?????
Do what ORHS73 has done. Stop watching television all together.
It just seems that, as a society, our priorities are so out of whack that I hate to imagine how much worse it will get. What can we do, as individuals, to turn the tide, so to speak?????
- As Daco noted, don't watch what's objectionable (broadcast media lives off of ratings).
- Don't buy or read the publications that you see as worsening the problem; circulation drives their advertising revenues.
- Talk to others, and communicate ideas to those who write the laws. Change is an uphill battle, but is possible (albeit slow).
If I had my way, we wouldn't have a tv in my house. Unfortunately, we've got more than our share. I can say with pride, though, that my son has never had one (at least that worked) in his room and we've been very strict in what we allow him to watch. Although, that becomes much more difficult in his teen-age years for a variety of reasons. We just have to rely on the values we've tried to instill (and continue to teach) to have permeated his thought processes enough for him to make good decisions moving forward.
Individual effort is good, being mindful of what your children are exposed to is even better, but both have minimal impact on the masses. Our society's core values have eroded so drastically in so many ways that are evidenced in even the most subtle of ways. Just take a stroll down the toy isle at Wal-Mart and look at things like Bratz dolls to get a feel for how bad it has become.
Has anyone ever read Laura Ingraham's book "Power to the People?" I know nothing about her, but heard today that she has some powerful suggestions on things we can all do to take back our culture.
Has anyone ever read Laura Ingraham's book "Power to the People?" I know nothing about her, but heard today that she has some powerful suggestions on things we can all do to take back our culture.
Which culture Trina? The United States is a melting pot of Cultures. The WASP culture? The Black Culture? How about the American Indian? No I did not use the current term for any of these.
Which culture Trina? The United States is a melting pot of Cultures. The WASP culture? The Black Culture? How about the American Indian? No I did not use the current term for any of these.
A culture that appreciates and demands an adherence to some sort of values.
Which culture Trina? The United States is a melting pot of Cultures. The WASP culture? The Black Culture? How about the American Indian? No I did not use the current term for any of these.
A culture that appreciates and demands an adherence to some sort of values.
That is a general discription of all cultures. Now which of the above are you advocating? They all have values, some of which you may not cherish but those living with those values do cherish. When government favors one over the other things become inherently unequal and that goes against the ideals why this country was founded, you do remember that thing about "all men being created equal".
Laura Ingram is a political activist with a radio show. I truly am sorry you have fallen for the politicalbabble of the day. Talk radio is to politics what self help books were to psychology and psychiatry. Useless.