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Date Posted: 00:04:50 05/14/03 Wed
Author: Anonymous
Subject: Re: Anti-TV-----Ummmm, no
In reply to: T Pryme 's message, "Anti-TV-----Ummmm, no" on 00:03:09 05/14/03 Wed

>I've seen a lot of flawed HOOKUM about how TV is evil
>and it's this and it's that blah blah blah.
>
> Of course there's going to be commercial advertising.
>This is a capitalist society. And in capitalist
>societies, the whole purpose is to BUY AND SELL
>PRODUCTS. Sure, I'm not a big fan of capitalism, but
>hey, that's life.
>
>TV LEADS TO VIOLENCE. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! THAT'S FUNNY.
>Did Jack the ripper have digital cable? nope. Not
>invented yet. What did Bin Laden watch before the
>terrorist attacks? Nothing. TV is (or was) illegal in
>Afghanistan. Or maybe Adolph Hitler liked his prime
>time? I don't think so.
>Violence is caused BY MAN'S ANIMAL ROOTS. NOT TV
>
>And yes, there is lots of sex and violence in TV, and
>yes, people will watch it. You know why? BECAUSE IT'S
>ENTERTAINING. Nobody wants to see some sugar coated
>happy-go-lucky garbage. THAT'S BORING. THERE'S no
>suspense, substance or anything. And no one wants to
>see some wimps solving a dispute through friendly
>communication. That's about as fun as watching paint
>dry.
>
>Then there are the whining about it being unrealistic.
>WELL NO S**T. We all have boring REAL LIVES that we
>put up with every day. We Don't have amazing, larger
>than life experiences THAT ARE ENTERTAINING TO SEE.
>When you watch TV you want to think "hey Imagine
>that.." And as far as pretty-people go, YES THEY ARE
>GOING TO HAVE HOT CHICKS and Pretty/macho boys. NO ONE
>WANTS TO SEE SOME FAT HAIRY OLD BOOT or an ugly
>pimply loser type.
>
>And now, onto the complaints about people not reading.
>GUESS WHAT. BOOKS CAN CONTAIN AS MUCH VIOLENCE AS A
>MOVIE OR TV SHOW. Ever read a Stephan King novel?
>People are constantly killed off. Or How about a Tom
>Clancy novel? Those are usually about war and
>terrorism. I've seen books in A FREAKING ELEMENTARY
>SCHOOL THAT MENTIONED PEOPLE GETTING CHOPPED UP IN
>MACHINES.
>
>Oh, you want people to get outside all the freaking
>time. What about people who live in cities? There
>aren't many nature trails in cities. Mostly just small
>parks and CONCRETE STREETS full of muggers and crazy
>drivers. They only see the outdoors if they go on AN
>EXPENSIVE VACATION. Sometimes that can take YEARS to
>save up for. Or what about people who live in colder
>places, such as Northern Canada or Russia? Not too fun
>to be out during those winter months. And What about
>people from, say Florida or some other rainy place? No
>one likes standing in pouring rain. TV may be provide
>some entertainment for THOSE PEOPLE.
>
>TV also does provide people with education (ever heard
>of the Discovery channel?) and Also, the news you're
>so against. Guess it's wrong to know what's going on
>in the world.
>
>later

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  • Re: Anti-TV-----Ummmm, no -- Rev Joe, 01:17:22 05/14/03 Wed
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