Do a good deed today -- tell a business to switch their TV off of FAUX [View all]
If you live in certain parts of the world, businesses play FAUX Noise on televisions the way Muzak is played in elevators. It is there -- being constantly misinforming in the background. Hotel breakfast areas and fast food restaurants are what I've found to be the worst offenders. Tell them to switch it!
Some thoughts:
- Sure, you could tell them to switch it to MSNBC, but that probably just sets for a fight. Instead, suggest a politically neutral option, like ESPN News, Weather Channel, or Disney.
- Especially if you have kids, remind them that the news is not always family friendly, and brings up topics you might not want to explain to your kids at that moment.
- At a restaurant, you can also bring up the notion that the news brings up topics that spoil your appetite.
- It never hurts to remind them gently (or loudly and obnoxiously, if you prefer) that FAUX represents a part of the political spectrum that endears some, but annoys many others. Suggest that their business should want to cater to all points of view. Again, suggest a politically neutral option, like ESPN News, Weather Channel, or Disney.
- If they say "our customers request/switch the channel to this" you can remind them that you are a customer, and now you want it switched elsewhere. Or you can ask what other decisions customers are making for them these days on how their business should be run -- I bet I could find a bunch of us who want nickel beer -- will you do that to?
- If they say they show it to share their point of view and annoy liberals, you know it's time to spend money elsewhere.
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