The Mass Media Message Massage

Raw TV always amazes me. But watching this "holiday" TV stuff and the advertising bombardment, especially for movies and even more television, never mind the senseless materialism, it's clearer than ever what its purpose is. The number one message of mainstream media is to establish one thing front and center: "Everything is OK, everything is normal, everything is as it should be." Why is that important? It's the lifeblood of the numbed masses. They feed off of this reassurance in a world that is continually more confusing. They just want to know everything's OK. As long as they can hear or see that reaffirmed, however false or manipulative, they'll stay in their hypnotic trance...read more>>>...