| (Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) |
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| The American people have access to an exorbitant amount of information, yet most are unaware of what’s taking place in the country and the world. The majority of Americans are either mentally malnourished when it comes to being well informed or mentally overweight as a result of filling their minds with unfiltered junk. People willfully choose what they believe is worth knowing. Most Americans are making the wrong choices. What takes place on reality shows, in sports, music, movies, weekly sitcoms and the latest gossip about the lives of celebrities is the focus of far too many conversations. Americans are not a people with vision and the needed awareness of where the country is headed. It was recently reported on the Glen Beck program that the favorability shown towards the mainstream media in a poll has sunk to an all-time low approval rating of 29 percent. It’s on par with the credibility granted to used car salesmen and politicians. It’s actually surprisingly high considering the tragic way news is reported. Where’s the beef, the substance and quality of news content that the American people can sink their teeth into? Instead of being informed and educated, Americans are served a daily portion of half-baked tabloid trivia that’s only worthy of being published in the National Enquirer and Weekly World “rag sheets” sold at checkout stands at Supermarkets. Mentally Overdosing on the Pandemic Americans have tuned out because they are turned off by network coverage of what can be justifiably stated is the most hated topic presented by the mainstream media. Information reported by the media is equivalent to the American people being injected with a mind-altering drug. The nation is suffering from a terminal case of information overload. Minds are being turned into mush. Brains are being blenderized from a broken record of mindless statistics, trivial updates, and repetitive reports on the availability of vaccines and vaccinations. Interviews with so-called experts repeat what other so-called experts have already said. What’s reported has no shock value and is meaningless because the pandemic is sliced, diced, minced and rinsed to the extreme because what’s reported is rehashed diatribe. The American people are spoon-fed information that is an insult to the intelligence of an elementary school child. The Dumbing Down of the American People Walter Cronkite, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley and John Chancellor, veteran newscasters from the 1960s and 70s, would be appalled by the tragic state of the media today for entertaining, not educating. The mainstream media is an expanded version of Inside Edition, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight and TMZ News of people has replaced the reporting of newsworthy events in the U.S. and other countries. Will Tiger Woods ever play golf again after his automobile accident? Lady Ga Ga’s pet bulldogs could have been anyone’s Rover or Fi-Fi, so the public needs to know. Is Brittany Spear’s father the “old meany” he’s accused of being, and who wouldn’t want to hear about the birthday celebration of a 100-year-old female employee of McDonald’s on national news? What impact do such stories have on our lives? None whatsoever! Today’s reporters offer narratives based on personal opinions without redeeming value instead of reporting news on events of real significance. Who is to Blame? The American people have no one to blame but themselves for why the major networks are able to get by with its criminal behavior. There is no public backlash, no consolidated effective outcry, and no demand for change. Because the mainstream media is deeply entrenched it presents dangers for anyone who is conservative, but a safe haven for liberals. The lawlessness of the media is able to thrive because it’s not held to account by the American people. Because it’s lawless it doesn’t care how it’s perceived. It is well financed and politically motivated with an agenda that is biased, bigoted and godless. The major news networks accommodate sexual perversion by issuing reports in which people who are “different” face discrimination. It promotes racism by reporting that police are equivalent to thugs and are constantly targeting black communities. Conservatives are portrayed as white supremacists or extremists and anyone questioning the 2020 election is considered a danger to society. The State of the Media Today Isaiah 3:9- “… They display their sin like the people of Sodom and don’t even hide it.” Isaiah 5:20- “Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” Zephaniah 3:5- “… the wicked knows no shame.” The media is playing a dominant role in the decline of society, but the American people do not realize how much its dominance is dictating the direction the country is taking. The Only Solution Thankfully the day is coming when not only the mainstream media will be a thing of the past, but so will every evil facing society and the world. Isaiah 65:17- “For, behold, I create a new heaven and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered nor come to mind.” |
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