Saturday, October 4, 2008

Democracy?

"Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want" - Clive Alexander Barnes

This quote rings a bell of truth in my ear, because it is logical. This makes complete sense because what is on T.V. is rated by the public and the stuff that people don't like gets removed, and the stuff that we do like is kept and improved. It may be unsettling to people to see some of the things that are on T.V. right now, but this quote is based in fact. The things we see on T.V. are what the majority of the people want, so it is scary. Youth are being de-sensitized sooner, and this leads to more free minds, and unstable ideals.

This quote suggests that America's form of "democracy" is either wrong, false, or not. Democracy largely depends on the support of the public, but do to human nature, and ambition the people that we think are trustworthy often have hidden agendas and plans, for how to further themselves. Perhaps America's form of "democracy" is not perfect, but hey it's worked so far.

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Jack Emmerson



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