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The Four Reasons the Mainstream Media Is Worthless
By George Washington (about the author)
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And famed Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein says the CIA has already bought and paid for many successful journalists. See also this New York Times piece, this essay by the Independent, this speech by one of the premier writers on journalism, and this and this roundup.
Indeed, in the final analysis, the main reason today that the media giants will not cover the real stories or question the government's actions or policies in any meaningful way is that we live in a country that is not all that free (see point number 6). Mussolini said that fascism is the blending of the government and corporate interests, and the American government and mainstream media have in fact been blended together to an unprecedented degree.
See this book and the following 5-part interview for further information on 9/11 and the media: (Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5
Can We Win the Battle Against Censorship?
We cannot just leave governance to our "leaders", as "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" (Jefferson). Similarly, we cannot leave news to the corporate media. We need to "be the media" ourselves.
"To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men."
- Abraham Lincoln
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Powerlessness and silence go together. We...should use our privileged positions not as a shelter from the world's reality, but as a platform from which to speak. A voice is a gift. It should be cherished and used."
– Margaret Atwood
"There is no act too small, no act too bold. The history of social change is the history of millions of actions, small and large, coming together at points in history and creating a power that [nothing] cannot suppress."
- Howard Zinn (historian)
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent"
- Thomas Jefferson
Become a Fan (3 fans) -- Page 4 of 4 page(s)
Indeed, in the final analysis, the main reason today that the media giants will not cover the real stories or question the government's actions or policies in any meaningful way is that we live in a country that is not all that free (see point number 6). Mussolini said that fascism is the blending of the government and corporate interests, and the American government and mainstream media have in fact been blended together to an unprecedented degree.
See this book and the following 5-part interview for further information on 9/11 and the media: (Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5
Can We Win the Battle Against Censorship?
We cannot just leave governance to our "leaders", as "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" (Jefferson). Similarly, we cannot leave news to the corporate media. We need to "be the media" ourselves.
"To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men."
- Abraham Lincoln
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Powerlessness and silence go together. We...should use our privileged positions not as a shelter from the world's reality, but as a platform from which to speak. A voice is a gift. It should be cherished and used."
– Margaret Atwood
"There is no act too small, no act too bold. The history of social change is the history of millions of actions, small and large, coming together at points in history and creating a power that [nothing] cannot suppress."
- Howard Zinn (historian)
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent"
- Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
As a political activist for decades, I have rejoiced in victories for the people and mourned in defeats. I chose the pen name "George Washington" because - as (more...)
As a political activist for decades, I have rejoiced in victories for the people and mourned in defeats. I chose the pen name "George Washington" because - as (more...)
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Remember what Jack said
by Nemo on Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 3:02:33 AM
I am in awe...
by John Sanchez Jr. on Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 12:47:16 PM
on a positive note; has success spoiled us completely?
by mollycruz on Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 4:21:19 PM
Since before 1953
by Harold Hellickson on Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 2:41:55 PM
Since before 1953
by Harold Hellickson on Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 2:42:20 PM
Big is Bad
by PrMaine on Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 3:20:08 PM
The Corporate Media Cartel Also Takes Action to Wipe Out
by Mark Adams on Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 4:13:36 PM
#5 As Estasblishment propagandists they lie
by Richard Lee on Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 8:53:02 PM
Why the Main Stream Media sucks?
by Bryan Emmel on Monday, Jun 22, 2009 at 3:55:18 AM
Incredibly bad media--yet so many good reporters
by Perry Logan on Monday, Jun 22, 2009 at 6:03:01 AM
Millions of Progressives will go to their graves despising
by Richard Lee on Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 at 3:28:55 PM
TV news soon to join the newspaper
by Roger Thomas on Monday, Jun 22, 2009 at 10:16:51 AM
self-censorship
by M. Davis on Monday, Jun 22, 2009 at 11:22:21 AM