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@Cabdriver, I agree. Unfortunately, TV isn't up to the job of doing entertainment either, in my opinion, but that doesn't stop the rest of the country from eating it up. I don't have a TV, and get all my news online. But the mainstream news online can be just as vapid as mainstream news on TV. Wading down to the bottom of things, I'd say the really ultimate solution is to educate the population properly. We're not exactly doing a bangup job of that in the U.S.A., as everyone is aware.
@WillBFair, while you seem to have missed Glenn's point, the following statement you made is spot on, IMO:
The commercial media's number one task is creating selfish and ignorant consumers. They do it by promoting low culture on a planetary scale and excluding educated values from the public square. It works like a charm because Americans are too lazy to open a book, like the Universe white washed and sugar coated, and enjoy having their emotions played like a three dollar banjo.
Absolutely goddamn right. I don't think many people around here would disagree, either.
