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Communication theorist/media critic George Gerbner once said television has nothing to tell and everything to sell.
In his book, "Amusing Ourselves to Death," Neil Postman said "Americans are the most entertained and least informed people in the world," knowing little or nothing about what matters most.
Famed comedian Ernie Kovacs once said television is called a medium because it's neither rare or well done.
Because most people rely on it for news and information, a nation of "morons" lets America get away with murder.
America's Permanent War Agenda
In his book titled, "Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace," Gore Vidal said:
"our rulers for more than half a century have made sure that we are never to be told the truth about anything that our government has done to other people, not to mention our own."
In his book titled, "Dreaming War," he compared GW Bush's imperial ambitions to WW II and subsequent Truman Doctrine pledge:
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