The media reports the strangest things. The heartbreak of the world is brought to you by the news. Every syndicate tries to get the better story, the craziest affairs, and most shocking visuals. They all fail to do one thing though. That's to bring truthful, accurate reporting. The worst of the propaganda that is our news outlet, is that there isn't a contestant for the truth. For the real story. For the boring world that we live in. There is only the shocking, the horrific, the mortifying news that is usually blown out of proportion and inaccurate. A travesty to news, a success to entertainment.
You would think with so many news outlets, so many media sources that the truth would come out sooner. That there would be organizations that could discredit the ones that spread rumors across the globe. The most truthful thing in a newspaper is the advertisements. My eyes have been opened to this fact after arriving in Iraq, and seeing that it is not what is reported. That whether it's the liberal media wanting the war to end that just doesn't report the full going-ons or the military wanting a resolution to this conflict and using the media as it's best weapon for that. Public opinion and poll.
There is so much wrong with the media and it's attempt at trying to educate, sculpt the minds of the people that have to follow it for some kind of outside source. We are at the mercy of producers and directors to force us into some kind of way to thinking. Looking on the internet, seeing more about Kanye West than about what Iran is doing, makes me sick. It makes me sick to think that we are not up in arms about the injustices in the world. We certainly act like we care about the starving and the hungry. We slap those lovely Save The Whales and Free Tibet bumper stickers on our SUV's along with adding our Green-Thumb support apps on Facebook, and are always ready to debate with strangers and friends our passion and devotion to such causes. Using any tactic to drown out the other sides opinion in an attempt to make ourselves feel better.
We recycle. We have 37 Thousand different trash receptacles for everything that can be reused again. We spend extra money on smog emission devices that make our atmosphere cleaner. We fret and worry about all of this. We are willing to toss paint on fur coats. Because it's what's right. We believe it. We are influenced, and told that it is the right thing to do by the media. Right in between this murder and that East Asian earthquake that we send out 5 dollar donation to. We are helping. It's the all profits go to the troops ice cream cone bought. Who see's that money? It's a false feel good. It's the easy way, the short trip to a feeling of selfless service. The best feeling is to help someone else out of their problems, or stand up for what is right. And the quicker you can do that, the easier it is to feel good, the 5 dollar donation, or heated argument. Feels good to be behind the right cause.
We get so caught up in the idea that everyone should have the right to be free. To do as they want, but as long as it's right. As long as it falls in line with your ideas, the one's that they made a movie about helping. The bandwagon freedoms. Slow the evil global warming. These things are easy to do, to change, they make everyone fill like they have a part in it. Recycling, easy to do, involves everyone. You feel good that the media informed you of something you could do. The charity you could donate to, the injustice to the Everglades they made you aware of, and the name on the check you can make it out too. You keep watching the news network that is doing such good for the world. They report the atrocities, the realities that make your life seem better. They have you fooled, that you are making a difference. Certainly you are, there ratings are up. Entertainment with viewer involvement. We all want to be a part of something successful right?
Iran. North Korea. Cuba. The tough foreign issues. They have no clear answers, no charities to donate too. No easy involvement to make the viewer feel good about themselves. They are a turn off. Violence, something we're all on the bandwagon against, till Saturday and Sunday football, or the Caesars Palace Boxing match up on pay per view. We know it's not right. Everyone sees what's going on. The media does their best to report quickly, and with the sense that it will just pass over. Reality TV, but real is scary. It's not the self struggle anymore that we can all just be a part of. Sleep easier at night knowing that we did our part. We have no one person contributors in righting the wrongs of these countries. They're unpredictable. They don't have rules or guidelines. They can cause chaos. Go against the plan. Scary concept, one that we'd rather just ignore than face head on.
We have a United Nations that will help to control the dictators in places like Iran. The Kim Jong Il's of the world. They have no real power either. They don't follow their sanctions. They don't back their words. They call for more troops in Afghanistan. France doesn't send troops. Germany doesn't send troops. Britain, the smallest country out of the world powers, sends some troops. Spain, sends no one. The U.N. tries it's best to enforce the laws they've put down, but can't even get compliance from 90% of it's own members. America steps in, over steps our own boundaries. They call for Iran and North Korea to stop working on Nuclear programs. Iran and North Korea agree to the sanctions at their face value of nothing, and continue doing what they want. We once again, attempt to protect our freedom as well as the worlds. Over step our boundaries, because no one will even step up to theirs. We take the worlds judgments as well as our own people's opinion and try to please everyone. On the fence, if we do not act, and try and enforce the UN's policy we are to blame when the bad happens. When Iran bombs Israel, or an American Embassy with it's long range missiles. It's a juggling act of the right time to act. If we take action, in the best interest of ourselves and the world, it's viewed as a bullying affect. We take the grief of everyone for the decisions we make.
How do you allow a world leader to stay in power when he cares not for the nation to his left or right? We recycle, decrease harming gases in our atmosphere. We try our best. We don't have all the answers, we are still figuring them out. Other nations, they test fire missiles, and care nothing of pollution. They don't have the time to fret or worry about such things. They are to worried about expansion and destroying their enemies. They don't worry about oil spills or emission levels. They only care about themselves. They are the question on the test skipped over. Hoping that it doesn't affect our score too badly, and that we can make it up on the next test, with their next leader. Sometimes you just have to narrow it down and take your best guess. Wait till your test gets graded. Take that leap of faith in at least trying, rather than just doing nothing. If the question isn't put on the test, than the answer is to hold the teacher, the controller of the media present, accountable for not teaching, not informing us with all the facts.
Why do we allow countries that have such a threat to our freedom, to our safety and that of our allies. Even to the safety of the world, to continue to break the rules. To go against benefiting the world. Maybe more importantly, why do we not know all the facts? Why are these stories the small excerpts on page 6, and rarely the front page spectacle. The wake up call is coming. The swift kick to the balls. We already had one, which we soon forgot about. On that day, I won't want to tell you I told you so, but I'm sure you can turn on the news, they'll have the update, and the evidence proving that they tried to point it out to you. That they are at the front, the top, the entertainment you deserve, and since you are a follower, intertwined in their networking of brain wash and propaganda, well then you knew too. After all, it feels good to be on the winning team, even if you only play cupcakes.
California's alright, somebody check my brain- William DuVall
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