Thursday, October 10, 2024
There’s a problem, of course, with conspiracists who see dark shadows even in bright sunlight, and those who believe that sinister forces control our lives. But the attendant problem is that the media provide such publicity to lunacy. The thought that we’re weaponizing the weather against our own citizens and that the government is confiscating property and denying relief funds is moronic. Yet the media report these claims diligently, hence, they’re spread far and wide.
Increasingly, the media are not present to inform, they are present to incite, and scare, and gain revenue. And that’s not a conspiracy theory, just watch the network news and read the daily paper. Edward R. Murrow (you can look him up) is spinning in his grave.