after viewing the video above i’ve got to say that my opinions on the government are now far worse than before. I know that many will watch this and say, people will believe anything if you make it sound like this huge conspiracy. The video might be a little exagerated (although i don’t believe so) on some parts and the music and visual effects might contribute to the persuasion the maker of the video is tryin to get across, but you’ve got to admit that a lot of what is mentioned in this video is true. One of the news stations which I support strongly for their accuracy and availabilty to the current news is CNN. it just so happens that they have covered the issue on the agreement to form the North American Union signed by George Bush in 2005 without the consent of congress. It hit me hard to think that only few have heard of an issue that should be on the front cover of every major newspaper. the part of the video that says that government controls the media got me thinking. I had the same discussion with a few friends which led to certain conclusions. I’ll skip most of what we talked about since this discussion went on for a couple hours.
We agreed on the fact that the american society is indeed controlled by the media, it’s government is corrupt but has found a way to keep the people unaware of it, education here sucks, there is no actual war on terror, and if they were to start a one world government, America would probably be it’s number one promoter.
Many people as they watch this will be steaming by now or grinding their teeth but I’m sorry to say that truth hurts. We can see how todays society is easily influenced by the music and television. as you walk down the street you’ll notice our generation (meaning those around the age of 15 to 25) wearing clothes that resemble that of their favorite artists or celebrities. they try to reach society’s standards for them (the way media depicts teens to act in order to be “cool”) and therefore filling the clubs with younger and younger kids, getting more to drink and possibly drive at the same time, having them join gangs (apperently its cool in the hip hop world), smoking weed (honestly i don’t know one teen movie that doesn’t promote this), and ofcourse having sex at a very young age.
Now with this foundation of media being society’s guide we can easily see how the government would be smart enough to take advantage of it. In come the rappers talking about how we should support the war on terror, the movies with muslim dudes trying to take over and killing everything in their path, and even movies about how we’re destroying the world with global warming (which is another issue i am strongly against… my reasons will be given in a soon to come post). unfortunatly people buy into all this crap without doing their own research. those that swear they have still don’t know anything about the subject because they obviously haven’t looked into the other sides debate. just like me there are those that go against popular belief but they are quickly criticized and shut down, resulting in the loss of air time. In other words, the media won’t give them a chance to have their voices heard.
the whole thing about education here being bad can be proven by simply asking a transfer student to tell you where he/she feels their classes have been easier. they will usually tell you her (u.s.). when i speak about asking a transfer student i mean those that have come from highly developed countries as well. What my friends and i concluded about education and government might be completly wrong but it doesn’t hurt to question. We think perhaps our government is trying to keep the education at a low level so that students don’t find ways to challenge themselves or thier surroundings.
