Miriam,
That's a troubling thought, that you can't rely on people you once
did. I'll need to think about that. As I've said before, I listen to
a large number of people whose opinions, I believe, are based on sound
thinking. But I don't take them without question. I use Thom
Hartmann as an example, but I could as easily use Chris Hedges or
Richard Wolff or Amy Goodman. These thoughtful people are among a
long list of reliable sources.
But your remarks also remind me of how different we are today, as
opposed to 50 years ago. And my memories also reach back to the WW II
days. I was just listening to a newscast from the 1940's, John Daily
was the main newscaster based in New York with CBS. John and others
delivered the news with such authority that I find it hard even today
to question their validity. I wonder how much of my world inside my
head was shaped by the voices of John Daily and others? The major
difference between then and now is that I was a small boy and I was
deeply impressed by people who delivered the news with authority.
I do think that the cumulation of Establishment Propaganda has shaped
American's behavior. I think, for example that we are much more self
serving today, much more selfish, greedy and less kind to our
neighbors. But I am getting too long winded, so I'll close for now by
reminding myself that changing my mind is like changing my underware,
it makes me much more pleasant to be around.
Carl Jarvis
On 6/3/21, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm about to post an opinion piece by Matt Taibbi. What he writes about,
touches on what I was trying to say earlier when I wrote about media
coverage and how distorted it has become. The people whose reportage and
judgements I could once depend on, are no longer trustworthy.
Miriam