Ripped out of recent headlines and from similarly syndicated news sources:
3 out of 4 slaughtered Rabbi’s were American, Obamacare, terrorism, mosque style turret on the freedom tower erected to replace the twin towers, Isis, Nancy Pelosi, Suicide epidemic in Utah, Bill Cosby accused of Rape, the more of this stuff you read the more obvious it becomes.
A few weeks ago I was watching as college students were talking about how much worse Americans are than terrorists, and it wasn’t that long ago that I was laughing at the notion of GMO’s giving us all giant tumors.
The truth might be mixed in to all of the nonsense that gets pumped down our throats as the days and weeks turn into months and years but the question will always be “why are we hearing any of it?”
Ladies and gentlemen the grand puppet show. Not that many years ago our country sat listening in earnest as the media reported at least some things truthfully, and added some drama to the reports that needed punctuation. It was simpler in the 80’s as we were kept pretty much in the dark about most of the ridiculous but true things that were actually happening.
Was it better?
No it decidedly wasn’t better but in many ways it was easier to spot the frauds, they were at the end of the supermarket checkout lane with photo shopped images of extraterrestrials shaking hands with former presidents and women in Alabama giving birth to giant squids.
These days the frauds are more pervasive and far more daring. We get full coverage of completely invented news and if politics has anything to do with it we get it from 20 sources and are more likely to believe it than not. However does that even mean anything we are shown is real?
History reminds us that most of the headlines from a decade ago were proven untrue by as few as 3 years later. The stuff that turned out to be true was neither sensational nor was it really interesting.
News isn’t usually very interesting, you knew this as children, you waited for it to be over so that you could watch something interesting.
Sadly even the documentaries are starting to follow the pattern of “Just make it interesting, nobody cares if it’s true.” and we can honestly blame Hollywood and found footage films for some of that trend.
We seem to prefer to “make believe” something might be true, and then use that belief to search for more supportive documentation.
The problem is that isn’t actually very healthy, I mean mentally that isn’t conducive to health.
The media is supporting racism, sexism, political agendas, fear, division, hatred, all in the name of money. Don’t get me wrong we like money, we all like money.
Why would we hear about a 90 year old veteran being arrested for feeding the homeless? It might have happened, hell with the current state of things it certainly happened, but who does that serve?
It serves as a stark contrast from the notion of living in a country that is safer because of the police and lawmakers in it. Let’s not forget that for every half wit cop who might be tempted to be an asshole and make such an arrest, there are at least a few that would probably have coughed up a few dollars to help feed the same people.
I’m 100% certain that we only hear some of this stuff “because it’s crazy” and always wondering who the rest of it serves. In my experience the news is only a thermometer, knowing what topics are driving commentary out here tells me volumes about which fears sell more content.
If I really wanted to make this article go viral I could just add Isis, Obama, Injustice, or some similar controversial word to the title. If I threw the word rape in there it would get more views, and if I threw the word warning it would get even more.
That may be an SEO tip, but it’s truly a sad state of things. I think we all want to see more justice than injustice, so what purpose could bringing this to your attention serve?
Maybe you hesitate before the next frightened click?
Even if you don’t you deserve the option of skepticism.
Namaste and thanks for reading this.
AlwaysEditorial 
