News-flash
for those who think the mainstream media, print, or broadcast, is liberal: That’s
crap.
I
received a petition from ThePetitionSite.com entitled “Glitter is Not
Bioterrorism!” I searched the internet with “glitter bioterrorism” and
got hits on several internet publications, no print or broadcast media
outlets were represented, not even PBS or NPR! One found headline: “A
Glitter-Covered Banner Got These Protesters Arrested for Staging a Bioterror
Hoax” continued with: “Energy giants have lobbied police to treat environmental
activists like potential terrorists. Looks like it's working”.
Isn’t it a little scary, no, really scary that not one Oklahoma City
paper or TV station reported this story? No wire service covered it! Okay,
maybe the origin was “The Onion”. Nope, I just checked.
Not
only are corporations manipulating law enforcement, but no mainstream media is
covering it. You can’t get mad about what you are unaware of, can you?
Should we be concerned about this? The whole point of a free press is to hold
bad actors accountable. Do we have a free press? Not anymore,
apparently. The FCC has allowed so many mergers of media organizations,
there is insufficient competition and diversity in local media markets.
This
story and the lack of coverage seems to suggest that the media consolidations
went way too far to maintain an objective, investigative press not subject to
corporate dictates. Do you know why the country is going to hell without
a whimper? Few people know the truth because mainstream media no longer
believes it is their job to tell the truth. Investigative reporting has lost a
great deal of its punch since the 70’s.
I
recently learned about www.equalitytrust.org.uk.
Look for the list under “The Spirit Level” heading and check those links.
Watch this six minute video on Wealth Inequality in America: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTj9AcwkaKM
Until
we understand what is going on in our country, it will be difficult to aim at
the cause to fix it, including the injustice in healthcare.
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