5 Signs the United States Is Undergoing a Coup - James Fallows

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54. K&R

So how are they pulling this off? I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume its massive amounts of money. Corrupting and influencing peoples opinions and actions all the way down the line.
We live every day with the constant barrage of corporation filtered news dominating virtually every means of reporting. One only has to scratch minimally below the surface on most of the infotainment I see or hear these days to find they left a hell of a lot out of the equation and if it involves big money, big corporations and bad news they may not mention it at all.
My local evening newscast spends about 2 minutes on world events, 4 minutes on state events, 10 minutes on weather and 10 minutes on sports. Located in the middle of all this is anther 10 min chunk devoted exclusively to Wall St and corporate sweet talk. I don't know if other newscasts around the nation are structured in the same way but I imagine many are.
There are no allowances for any news to be reported that could damage corporate profits in any way and the only corporation inspired news I will receive involves which ones to place bets on or which CEO I should fawn the most over.
This what we have created with our thirst for power & material wealth over the advancement of humanity. We can look back and see how it has progressed to the point of dominating our every waking hour and our group thought. We can look forward and see how it will still further advance and perhaps come to the realization that we decide if we want that future for our descendants or if we want to be counted as those who opposed that bleak reality. Cog or log. The choice is ever ours.