A significant portion of what is seen around the globe on television everyday is the output of a few large US media corporations. In essence they are engaging humanity as a whole in similar thought patterns, experiences, imagery and context of reality. TV is a medium that can mold cultures and it is being controlled mainly by corporations whose sole interest is in expanding their markets to make as much money as possible in the shortest period of time.
The materialistic hogwash that dominates the airwaves here is our own mess. But, it's beyond belief that we as a society are allowing our government to let large corporations perform cultural castration on other countries in their pursuit of profits. To add insult to injury, the US has wealthy religious evangelical organizations preaching around the globe on the airwaves. Who the heck are the US government, US transnational corporations and wealthy religious organizations to be telling other cultures how to live? Our own airwaves are dominated by consumerism, materialism and profit. A passive audience being fed a constant stream of the message "consume to be happy". This is the legacy we pass onto the global community during our temporary tenure as the sole superpower?
Then we have the Christian fundamentalists John Ashcroft and "born again" George Bush leading the legal system and presidency. Religious fundamentalists (be they the Osama's, Ayatollah's, Ashcroft's or Bush's) are still just that "religious fundamentalists", with their own agenda of pushing their values onto every being on the planet. History is full of these bozos, but with the power of today's mass media they have become exponentially more dangerous. Jump back jack - get all these melon heads (money and religious zealots alike) out of our faces and brains. They are hastening the destruction of the biosphere and the human spirit. Vote!

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