Tuesday, March 07, 2006
From Madness to Suicide
[Ed. note: The following comments are from a post at Mercury Rising.]
Coming to our senses as Americans invokes an image of the helmsman on the Exxon Valdez when he suddenly notices the aids to navigation flashing on the reef ahead, and the helpless feeling of knowing that the momentum and steerage capability of the monstrous vessel he's on guarantee imminent disaster.
# posted by Spartacus O'Neal : 3/06/2006 09:16:15 AM
Yes, yes, it would appear the ship is sinking. But alas, how will it all be portrayed in the mainstream media? At the end of the day, they still wield the most power to influence the public debate.
# posted by MediaBloodhound : 3/06/2006 09:25:29 AM
MediaBloodHound: But how much longer will the media as we know it continue to exist?
# posted by Phoenix Woman : 3/06/2006 11:24:59 AM
PW: I think the media is dissolving before our eyes. How many people believe what they read or hear from corporate media? I think it's a terrible situation. This is the sort of anarchy from which demagogues arise and nations turn from madness to suicide. But maybe God will be kind, and the last 34% will see Our Dear Leader and the mess that the Republicans have created in its full truth.
# posted by Charles : 3/06/2006 04:00:29 PM
And the helmsman of the Exxon America is starting to notice that the captain is drunk off his ass and has been for the whole voyage.--cde
# posted by Anonymous : 3/06/2006 09:39:32 PM Post a Comment
Coming to our senses as Americans invokes an image of the helmsman on the Exxon Valdez when he suddenly notices the aids to navigation flashing on the reef ahead, and the helpless feeling of knowing that the momentum and steerage capability of the monstrous vessel he's on guarantee imminent disaster.
# posted by Spartacus O'Neal : 3/06/2006 09:16:15 AM
Yes, yes, it would appear the ship is sinking. But alas, how will it all be portrayed in the mainstream media? At the end of the day, they still wield the most power to influence the public debate.
# posted by MediaBloodhound : 3/06/2006 09:25:29 AM
MediaBloodHound: But how much longer will the media as we know it continue to exist?
# posted by Phoenix Woman : 3/06/2006 11:24:59 AM
PW: I think the media is dissolving before our eyes. How many people believe what they read or hear from corporate media? I think it's a terrible situation. This is the sort of anarchy from which demagogues arise and nations turn from madness to suicide. But maybe God will be kind, and the last 34% will see Our Dear Leader and the mess that the Republicans have created in its full truth.
# posted by Charles : 3/06/2006 04:00:29 PM
And the helmsman of the Exxon America is starting to notice that the captain is drunk off his ass and has been for the whole voyage.--cde
# posted by Anonymous : 3/06/2006 09:39:32 PM Post a Comment
