Democracy and the Media

"The 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means to protecting corporate power against democracy."

I truly believe that democracy has lost its meaning over time. What our government meant democracy to be is very different from how our government is today. Our government originally wanted the power to the people and for the people, with the peoples interest at heart. It is now the corporation that is in charge. It is as if they run the government and hire people to agree with their practices. Because these corporations carry so much power, the government has no other choice but to succeed to their power and give them what they want.

Our interests has turned from having a healthy and happy human population to having a powerfully rich government who could give two shits about the health of the average human being because sickness creates money and we all know the the healthcare industry is one of the biggest industries in the world. The PR industry only makes this worse. The have the power to convince us that what they are doing is healthy or better for us. It's easy. Humans are very gullible and with little proven fact, the majority of us will believe it. However, over time we have realized that this isn't always the truth. DDT proved to be one of the worst pestcides to ever be used, which caused and is still causing massive amounts of cancer in the United States. While the government may have admitted this an issue after outlawing its use, they are still making a massive amount of money on hospital fees that cancer causes.

I feel as though we have lost our rights. It's hard to know who to believe now. Americans want to trust the government and the majority do, but that is problem. This trust is being put in the wrong direction because you never know when they are being true or when they are being savvy. We have lost our own rights and part of that right is trust. The government is truly worrying about the economics of our society which is one if the most prominent issues as the moment. It is no lie that our country is trillion of dollars in debt, so why wouldn't the government try to find ways to make more money to make them look good; even it is hurts the rest of the human population in the end. If they make more regulations for corporations then that makes it harder for these corporations to produce maximum benefits, even if it means sacrificing the environment.

If you haven't been able to tell from the rest of this blog, I am very frustrated. It is like a circle with no end... it just keeps going around and around. I feel as though our economy and money is always going to be the most prominent issue because money is what has always brought power when it comes to government and the United States cannot back down from that expectation. However, I do believe there is a little bit of hope. We need to step up and educate people in anyway we can, both formally and informally on the the negative aspects corporations have on the environment, human health, and the way they manipulate the way in which the majority of the human population views them. We have the potential to create a "nation-wide Erin Brokovich story". The government also needs to realize the affects they are having through educating them as well. They are the leaders of this country and play a part in making laws. If we can change their minds then they will by law have to change the minds of the corporations and thus the PR system. It will work its way down (or up depending on how you look at it).






I have done the thirty minutes sitting in nature and then sitting in front of the TV before, but I did it again. It is something that I do often. I have always gone out and hiked or just sat in nature for atleast a half hour, infact just sitting there is one of my favorite things. You can actually hear all the noise that is going on around you...and I mean every little sound, from the wind to the bugs swarming around you. A lot of the time I have my dog with me which can be a little distracting, but it only ads to the natural excitement. Being outside is just so calming to me which is the reason I moved out the Jericho. I like the silence, which when you realize isn't silent at all. The "quiet" is full of silence. In a way it mimics the sound of the city only it is natural and for that reason much more calming.

As for watching the TV for 30 minutes. It is definitely different and can almost give you a headache depending on what you are watching, but for me it is normal. TV really just makes me tired and I actually tend to zone out alot. Both being outside and being in front of the TV have the ability to put me to sleep but I thin being outside is a little more soothing.







Our PSA project hasn't fully taken off yet, but since none of the people in our group of "video-inclined" we have decided to check our youtube to see what they have to offer and through emails we have sent back and forth to each other about what we have found, I feel that we have enough to decide what we actually want to use and start to edit this next week. However, since none of know how to use any of these programs we think it is probably going to be very challenging and we may need some guidance from the media library.