Documentary that I'd like to discuss a bit once again, by Noam Chomsky.
Even though he leans pretty far to the left, and I don't always agree with him, he makes some pretty astute observations about the way propaganda works in the media.
I've learned that you can learn from something or someone, even if you do not agree with every policy, opinion, or stance that they take.
In normal times, the news and print media tend to behave in the manor described in the video.
These aren't normal times, and it doesn't necessarily apply to my local print media. They sometimes tend to set their own agenda.
I suggest checking out the entirety of the documentary on YouTube.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Big, Huge, Secret.
Throughout the years of 2007 to 2010, I was poor enough to pay no income tax at all.
Stop the presses.
Did everyone get that?
Now that you've received that news of such great importance, and all the smoke and mirrors have been removed from the room by the DNC set crew, you can go on about your life as usual.
Big, huge, secretive news, right?
The fact that people are sometimes poor.
Stop the presses.
Did everyone get that?
Now that you've received that news of such great importance, and all the smoke and mirrors have been removed from the room by the DNC set crew, you can go on about your life as usual.
Big, huge, secretive news, right?
The fact that people are sometimes poor.
Friday, July 13, 2012
"The Control Freak."
A little piece I wrote to get a point across.
"The control freak.
Dirty dishes scattered across the room.
Piles of clothes balled up on the chair and in the corner.
Important pieces of mail and scrap pieces of brainstorm paper placed around the room, hidden like Easter eggs.
An unmade bed.
A grape juice stain on the sheets.
A shag carpet, in desperate need of a vacuuming, speckled with miniscule pieces of garbage, batteries, and water bottles.
Reminder cards from missed doctor appointments that still somehow managed to slip your mind.
A perfectly organized digital music library, alphabetically organized by artist, then sorted and labeled by album and year of release.
The control freak."
Also, for the last time, here are a few key words for you to understand:
PTSD
Stress
Triggers
Trauma
Sensitivity
Flashbacks
Psychosomatic manifestations or illness
Controlled setting/The observer effect
It's really that simple.
"The control freak.
Dirty dishes scattered across the room.
Piles of clothes balled up on the chair and in the corner.
Important pieces of mail and scrap pieces of brainstorm paper placed around the room, hidden like Easter eggs.
An unmade bed.
A grape juice stain on the sheets.
A shag carpet, in desperate need of a vacuuming, speckled with miniscule pieces of garbage, batteries, and water bottles.
Reminder cards from missed doctor appointments that still somehow managed to slip your mind.
A perfectly organized digital music library, alphabetically organized by artist, then sorted and labeled by album and year of release.
The control freak."
Also, for the last time, here are a few key words for you to understand:
PTSD
Stress
Triggers
Trauma
Sensitivity
Flashbacks
Psychosomatic manifestations or illness
Controlled setting/The observer effect
It's really that simple.
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