Screw the News
Man, I am sick of the news. All it is is A) How much the world sucks, B) Who we're about to go to War with, C) Who we're still at war with that's killing our troops, D) Who's planning to Kill us, E) What exciting new virus is going to kill, F) Politicians, Businessmen, and Celebrities who are all fabulously rich and how they're better than us because they're rich and famous, and G) How the aforementioned people can break the law and get away with it.
But there's no way to escape the news. It's on the computer when I sign on in the morning. It's on the radio when I drive to work. It's on CNN, which Dad watches in the morning when I'm scamming breakfast off of my parents. I've gotonly one network, which is Fox, which means the news comes on at 9pm instead of 10. I'm sick of going to Church and listening to people yammer about how they watch the news, and now they're convinced that this is the worst that the world has ever been and that the Apocalypse WILL arrive in our lifetime. Sick Sick Sick.
But, Joe, why do you wanna be ignorant? If you don't watch the news you'll be uninformed. Good point.
Except, we're all ignorant about something. If my car breaks down, I ain't gonna know how to fix it. If I want it fixed, I either call Dad, or I get it towed to an Auto Shop. Most people out there haven't read Watchmen. Most people can't draw a guy getting his hand cut off. Most people haven't climbed Mt. Everest, or biked the Tour de France, or been wrapped in barbwire. Most people haven't walked on the moon. Most people don't take a little bit of time out of their busy day just to be nice to someone else for a little bit. Y'see what I'm saying? Hell, I dunno if I see what I'm saying.
I think the point I'm trying to make is this. In this country we are continuously innundated with what is refered to as "News", from all angles, from multiple media, at all times. There's virtually no way to escape it. And for the most part, modern news is a nonstop horrorshow that only inspires fear, ignorance, rage, and apathy in the viewing public. I'm just saying, every once in a while, try to remember that is good in this world, that you're more important than how much money is in your bank account, and that we've all got skills (nunchuck skills, bo staff skills, computer hacking skills) that make way more interesting that any stupid ass news item, no matter how big that tsunami was or how many people it killed or how many times they tell us it over and over.
You dig?
But there's no way to escape the news. It's on the computer when I sign on in the morning. It's on the radio when I drive to work. It's on CNN, which Dad watches in the morning when I'm scamming breakfast off of my parents. I've gotonly one network, which is Fox, which means the news comes on at 9pm instead of 10. I'm sick of going to Church and listening to people yammer about how they watch the news, and now they're convinced that this is the worst that the world has ever been and that the Apocalypse WILL arrive in our lifetime. Sick Sick Sick.
But, Joe, why do you wanna be ignorant? If you don't watch the news you'll be uninformed. Good point.
Except, we're all ignorant about something. If my car breaks down, I ain't gonna know how to fix it. If I want it fixed, I either call Dad, or I get it towed to an Auto Shop. Most people out there haven't read Watchmen. Most people can't draw a guy getting his hand cut off. Most people haven't climbed Mt. Everest, or biked the Tour de France, or been wrapped in barbwire. Most people haven't walked on the moon. Most people don't take a little bit of time out of their busy day just to be nice to someone else for a little bit. Y'see what I'm saying? Hell, I dunno if I see what I'm saying.
I think the point I'm trying to make is this. In this country we are continuously innundated with what is refered to as "News", from all angles, from multiple media, at all times. There's virtually no way to escape it. And for the most part, modern news is a nonstop horrorshow that only inspires fear, ignorance, rage, and apathy in the viewing public. I'm just saying, every once in a while, try to remember that is good in this world, that you're more important than how much money is in your bank account, and that we've all got skills (nunchuck skills, bo staff skills, computer hacking skills) that make way more interesting that any stupid ass news item, no matter how big that tsunami was or how many people it killed or how many times they tell us it over and over.
You dig?
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