Turn off your television sets

king of Siam wrote: stonebeard wrote: Peter, I know it may seem to be a poor truth from your perspective, but the way I see it, certain people (perhaps a good majority) not caring about history, politics, news and all of these other aspects of scholarly studies isn't really a very bad thing. My outlook on life is currently "we're here for a short time, so let's make it worth our while." No matter how noble it sounds to try and make the world a better place for the future, I think that the human race ultimately has to be selfish. I think it has a lot to do with individual personality, and probably in no small part to the fact that I'm young, single, and not a parent with any dependants, but I believe people should live how they choose, and if getting washed up in a television program gives them that pleasure, then why the hell not go for it. Reading can and probably will lead to a higher level of intelligence and possibly success, but it will also lead just as much to noncomplacency, scepticism, and cynicism. In the end, will you really be a happier person? You know what happends when people "turn off" their minds don't you?

History repeates itself and it is currently happening again. Lovely secrets prisons in Europe, no? I wonder what's going to happen when we finally go to all-out war with Iran? Of course, I'd never fight in such a war.

stonebeard wrote: Peter, I know it may seem to be a poor truth from your perspective, but the way I see it, certain people (perhaps a good majority) not caring about history, politics, news and all of these other aspects of scholarly studies isn't really a very bad thing. My outlook on life is currently "we're here for a short time, so let's make it worth our while." No matter how noble it sounds to try and make the world a better place for the future, I think that the human race ultimately has to be selfish. I think it has a lot to do with individual personality, and probably in no small part to the fact that I'm young, single, and not a parent with any dependants, but I believe people should live how they choose, and if getting washed up in a television program gives them that pleasure, then why the hell not go for it. Reading can and probably will lead to a higher level of intelligence and possibly success, but it will also lead just as much to noncomplacency, scepticism, and cynicism. In the end, will you really be a happier person?

Peter, I know it may seem to be a poor truth from your perspective, but the way I see it, certain people (perhaps a good majority) not caring about history, politics, news and all of these other aspects of scholarly studies isn't really a very bad thing. My outlook on life is currently "we're here for a short time, so let's make it worth our while." No matter how noble it sounds to try and make the world a better place for the future, I think that the human race ultimately has to be selfish. I think it has a lot to do with individual personality, and probably in no small part to the fact that I'm young, single, and not a parent with any dependants, but I believe people should live how they choose, and if getting washed up in a television program gives them that pleasure, then why the hell not go for it. Reading can and probably will lead to a higher level of intelligence and possibly success, but it will also lead just as much to noncomplacency, scepticism, and cynicism. In the end, will you really be a happier person?

Bob Greece wrote: It looks like that film was made in the seventies. Maybe it's message about TV being the only source of information for people is not so relevant now with the Internet?

It looks like that film was made in the seventies. Maybe it's message about TV being the only source of information for people is not so relevant now with the Internet?

wow , what a blabber mouth
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but yet funny