...is it ruining our society? Picking out a commemt from the Proud thread, seems with so much olympc news its keeping them busy theres no time for chav riots in Bromley high street or banker takes sandwich bonus lets hang him I know the box is open but wouldnt it be great to shut the lid again.....
Knowledge is power. He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past controls the future. G Orwell. The question is who sets the agenda, and why.
Seems only positive is the 'and finally...' slot and everyone has turned off by then! Reckon making news only avaiable breakfast, 1pm, 6pm and 9pm as it was would help the economy too...although what would all those journos do?!
Control the media control the masses! If one travels a fair bit like I do for work, you get a totally different slant to the news sometimes! In fact in Moscow the news is diametrically opposed to the BBC in what they report! For instance Bashar Assad is a hero fighting the evil forces of the terrorist up risers to defend Syria from tyranny! So who is right and whom to believe? Were all being led by our noses, or the beeb in our case!