Absolutely - there was much grand speculation by the media as to the suitability of this story for broadcasting, which was all more hype to increase their market share of ratings.
While ignoring nutters and assholes is an effective way of dealing with them I have to wonder how many acts of evil are caused by those who are denied their moments of glory. Would Sadam Hussein have reached out across the ocean if he had been black listed by the media?
It's complicated - we have a media that appears to be acting part clown and part bully, all the while controlled by a few very powerful people and organizations.
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dancing_serpent
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Date: 2010-09-11 12:19 pm (UTC)While ignoring nutters and assholes is an effective way of dealing with them I have to wonder how many acts of evil are caused by those who are denied their moments of glory. Would Sadam Hussein have reached out across the ocean if he had been black listed by the media?
It's complicated - we have a media that appears to be acting part clown and part bully, all the while controlled by a few very powerful people and organizations.