Sorry to tell...
But this is pretty much it these days. With the expansion of cable and satellite networks, the discourse is always getting more juvenile- less literate and more of a shouting match, where mocking and sadistic display panders to the lowest common denominator, and is seen as popular and vote-getting
Its a politics of reaction- anger and vengence- and only swept forward by the unfortunate attacks, and turned against all kinds of other people
Truth is out the window- it's a guerilla war of soundbites and perceptions about what people are thinking- not often even based in reality. It's a little like the film "A Clockwork Orange"- As social interaction degenerates into gangland mobster behavior, those in power seem to feel that they can best control their world by simply having the most organized armed mob.
And esoteric communication via the internet- people exchanging information between only other private parties- is giving rise to all sorts of sadistic vigilantism that hides itself behind popular opinion and official authority. In fact denied otherwise- absolutely lied about.
Apparently a lot of mischief is being now generated with cell phone tecnology- Is there a cell phone "Party line"? Are these people all connected to each via a network and playing a lot of stupid sadistic monopoly board nonsense as some kind of perverted and pathological entertainment? Sounds like science fiction doesn't it? And they'll of course deny it all, but it appears to me at times that the cell phone network is being used for "inter-rat communication" in a rat pack of childish deliquents who want to make sport of others. They follow me around and seem to know where I'm going at any time. (See my comments in How is this Possible? thread)
I think there has been a change from the past- the days of fairness doctrine in broadcasting- but those involved in the neo cybernetic facist video games- vicious and cruel- are always acting like it's just business as usual, and things have always been this sick and perverted.
As one of their victims, I often hope these days that their own ignorance of the real social problems building up out in the world, while they make sport of peoples lives via the web, catches up to them some day. Guess I should call myself "cyber cynic".
These activities are on the rise, and yet still they hide behind the flowery words and images they put out on the corporate national media. They seem to me only more dangerous and in need of being stopped somehow.
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