"The more serious side of television broadcasting is reserved for socioeconomic and political brainwashing. In America, it’s called the “news.” Regardless which channel is selected, each of these news programs delivers the same messages one would expect from the most tightly controlled and manipulated media in the developed world. Overwhelmingly, news broadcasting in the U.S. is engineered to promote:
Fear: using lies and deception so that the people feel worried about the threat of terrorists; this keeps America’s war machine going so the cronies are able to bilk taxpayers of trillions of dollars, all while feeding the military-industrial complex.
Hope: so that they feel better about the struggling economy; these cheerleading activities are designed to boost consumer confidence so people will feel better about the economy and their future prospects. This encourages them to spend more money, which expands economic growth.
Confusion: so they are unable to determine what is going on without the assistance of the media; this serves as a mental anchor that ensures the media will maintain its audience for which it is able to continue to lie to, all while making money from advertisements.
Distraction: in order to make them forget about the real problems; By constantly filling the airwaves with sports programming and Hollywood celebrity news, the audience focuses more on LeBron James and Brittney Spears than the current economic situation, for if they truly understood the realities of America’s economy, healthcare system and political workings, they would have seized Washington by force long ago.
Greed: to keep consumers spending on things they don’t need and can’t afford; This approach plays not only into the hands of the media’s corporate sponsors, but it also sets the stage for Poker infomercials and stock market shows aired by these networks and their sister stations."
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