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Opinions/Editorials Title: The end of television? [Time to finally shut it off for good?] Theres plenty of ammunition here for an indictment of television as a tool of leftist propaganda, but as I mentioned above, Ace goes quite a bit further, declaring television inherently useless if not evil in and of itself, no matter what program is on the small screen. Im reminded at this time of my father. He purchased a television by the time I was only a toddler
a big console affair with a tiny, probably 7 inch black and white screen in it. He upgraded it from time to time at my mothers request, but for the most part Dad hated television. He called it a waste of time. He did have one or two shows which came on in the evening which he would sit and watch, but most of the time he was doing something else. (Oddly enough, his one appointment TV show some years later when I was in middle school was the original Kung Fu with David Carradine.) Im not going to ride to the rescue of television viewing as a way of life here. I think we all realize that if youre spending six hours a night watching reruns of shows youve already seen (I plead guilty on this one too often) then you could be doing something better with your time. During the day I at least have an excuse because my job revolves around the news and Im flipping back and forth between four news stations most of the time. But I also watch plenty of TV for entertainment, dubious though it may be. Yes, you can claim that the vast majority of television programming tilts to the Left, or possibly crashes full bore in that direction. But if you are such a mindful and independent thinker that youre willing to take the drastic step to cut the cord, you werent in much danger of being brainwashed by liberal ideology in the first place. And cutting those sorts of minds out of the market isnt going to do anything to dilute the masses who actually are ready to absorb the message. And lets remember that a lot of what we choose to view is for pleasure, not information. Is entertainment in your leisure hours such a sin? Is any time not spent in productive labor wasted? Ace talks about his desire to get back to reading plenty of books. Thats an admirable goal and I frequently bemoan the number of books on my to read list which I havent gotten to yet. But lets face it
reading is entertainment also. He describes television viewing as watching other peoples dreams or doing nothing while watching other people who are actually doing things. But reading is essentially the same activity. It only looks more noble because our own minds are filling in the images. I think the rule of thumb here is the same as with pretty much every other aspect of life: all things in moderation. Most of us could probably do with a bit more raking leaves or taking a walk and less time on the couch, but cutting TV out entirely doesnt really seem to solve the core problem. If you are spending too much time in front of the boob tube, youre just allowing yourself to be distracted. And if thats your natural inclination, youll find a different way to waste your time even if the television is gone. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 3.
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