Open Letter to CNN (Lemon and Burnett)

[chervilant]

51. Thanks for pointing out

that the M$M represents the corporate megalomaniacs -- as well as the pernicious consequences of our species' hedonism. We collectively writhe in the putrid abyss of our emotional and intellectual turpitude, addicted to glamorous visual imagery within the comfort of our own homes and overwhelmed by the fear, depression and anxiety engendered by our unfolding extinction events.

Too many of us are addicted to the news du jour -- topical, ofttimes irrelevant "news" delivered by beautiful young talking heads embedded in rapid-fire graphics, Snipes, crawls and advertisements. I have to shake my head at those who still swallow the red herrings promulgated by our obscenely wealthy corporate overlords -- are we all such pitiable individuals, so easily distracted from the issues that really matter, like to whence go the multitudes of refugees from our relentless wars and flooded, overpopulated coastal areas? Where will we grow the (increasingly void of nutrients) crops required to sustain our burgeoning world population? How many more mega storms per year are we going to have to survive? Why do we sustain economic behavior that concentrates the vital resources of our planet in the hands of a minuscule number of greedy "corporatists"?

I cannot help but point out, as I feel you have somewhat tangentially, that the M$M plays us like cheap violins. (One of the many reasons I don't own a television...)