On Wed, 2003-11-26 at 11:59, anton wrote: > Just when I lose all hope in Americans I always get a slap back to > reality... Why do we see so little of it? I wonder. > Anton > > HaywireMac wrote: > > >On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:41:56 +0200 > >Void lon iXaarii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> but my tv tuner didn't work (not even one channel detected) ... > >> > >> > > > >Back to Windows for *TV*??!! > > > >Well, if it's worth it... ;-) > > > >"One Nation under God > >has turned into > >One Nation under the influence > >of one drug > > > >Television, the drug of the Nation > >Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation > > > >T.V., it satellite links > >our United States of unconciousness > >Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive > >the methadone metronome pumping out > >a 150 channels 24 hours a day > >you can flip through all of them > >and still there's nothing worth watching > > > >T.V. is the reason why less than ten percent of our > >Nation reads books daily > >Why most people think Central America > >means Kansas > >Socialism means unamerican > >and Apartheid is a new headache remedy > > > >absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us > >It shapes our minds the most > >maybe the mother of our Nation > >should remind us > >that we're sitting to close to. . . > > > >Television, the drug of the Nation > >Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation > > > >T.V. is > >the stomping ground for political candidates > >Where bears in the woods > >are chased by Grecian Formula'd > >bald eagles > > > >T.V. is mechanized politic's > >remote control over the masses > >co-sponsered by environmentally safe gases > >watch for the PBS special > > > >It's the perpetuation of the two party system > >where image takes precedence over wisdom > >Where sound bite politics are served to > >the fastfood culture > > > >Where straight teeth in your mouth > >are more important than the words > >that come out of it > >Race baiting is the way to get selected > >Willie Horton or > >Will he not get elected on . . . > > > >Television, the drug of the Nation > >Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation > > > >T.V. is it the reflector or the director? > >Does it imitate us or do we imitate it > >Because a child watches 1500 murders before he's > >twelve years old and we wonder how we've created > >a Jason generation that learns to laugh > >rather than abhor the horror > > > >T.V. is the place where > >armchair generals and quarterbacks can > >experience first hand > >the excitement of video warfare > >as the theme song is sung in the background > > > >Sugar sweet sitcoms > >that leave us with a bad actor taste while > >pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars > >You saw the video > >You heard the soundtrack > >Well now go buy the soft drink > >Well, the only cola that I support > >would be a union C.O.L.A. (Cost of Living Allowance) > >On Television. > > > >Television, the drug of the Nation > >Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation > > > >Back again, "New and Improved", > >we return to our irregularly programmed schedule > >hidden cleverly between heavy breasted > >beer and car commericals > > > >CNN ESPN ABC TNT but mostly B.S. > >Where oxymoronic language like > >"virtually spotless" "fresh frozen" > >"light yet filling" and "military intelligence" > >have become standard > > > >T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined > >like "recession" to "necessary downturn" > >"crude oil" on a beach to "mousse" > >"Civilian death" to "collateral damages" > >and being killed by your own Army > >is now called "friendly fire" > > > >T.V. is the place where the pursuit > >of happiness has become the pursuit of trivia > >Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects > >Where imagination is sucked out of children > >by a cathode ray nipple > >T.V. is the only wet nurse > >that would create a cripple > > > >Television, the drug of the Nation > >Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation > >On Television . . ." Marx was wrong .. Religon is not the Opate of the masses.. Television is.. > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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