Black and White

Life on the Planet Orland. A great place to live, but you don’t want to stay here all of the time. You gotta get out and see the rest of the galaxy every once in awhile. It’s far too easy to live an insulated life and that’s dangerous. Change is good!

All of this reminds me that many of the people I know here on the planet do not think/perceive/observe much beyond the borders of Orland. The local newspaper consists of the police/sheriff’s log with a sprinkling of local ads. For most, this is all of the news they need. Except for… television.

I would bet ($100? $500? $1,000?) that for 95% of the population here, television is the only source of news. A one way medium. ‘Push’ technology. Why would you believe it? I’m baffled. You can’t ask the ‘talking heads’ any questions. You can’t ask them to verify their sources for whatever they are spouting. (Truth? Or lie?) You have to take it or leave it. Most take it.

I’ve just about completed the reading of The Assault on Reason, by Al Gore, and I would recommend it highly. Mr. Gore writes well enough and simply uses the words of the president to convict him. If only the news media and courts would do the same!