“Hi guys,
Thank you for the blog entitled “The Brotherhood”. You should be the major media – I love the way your blogs make me think and challenge what I believe. But even more, I love the way you talk about things no one else is saying in the media.
With ‘The Brotherhood’ blog I think you didn’t go far enough. What is missing and a pet peeve of mine is the fact that every day on every news report they end with a large coverage of sports, sports events, what sports figures are doing, and sports media. The largest acculturizing tool in the world. The propaganda they spread is appalling – especially at how we sit and watch and let that crap seep into our brains, our personality and our lives.
How to get everyone into things that are ‘traditional values’. The right food, clothes, way of thinking, adversarial way to live, etc. It is amazing that sports would be so overwhelming every place you turn. I click off the news when the sports section starts. Nothing else in this society gets such coverage 24/7 – how come this? It makes sure you and your children are exposed to what this society wants us to mimic and we do follow and pattern ourselves after what the media promotes.
Why on earth would I want to mimic grown men running around and acting like little boys? Why do I want to see two sweaty men pretending to be big, bad and throwing each other around a small enclosed square ring? It is time for the news to give equal coverage to other activities that happen with great frequency and that more people enjoy – and enjoy without the constant exposure to and constant putting forth the image that this is what we want to see and hear.
Get real folks – find a life and get out of this sports trap!
And thanks again for this forum – keep up the good work. You are the only place I call for bed & breakfast.”
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The Brotherhood – a response
“Hi guys,
Thank you for the blog entitled “The Brotherhood”. You should be the major media – I love the way your blogs make me think and challenge what I believe. But even more, I love the way you talk about things no one else is saying in the media.
With ‘The Brotherhood’ blog I think you didn’t go far enough. What is missing and a pet peeve of mine is the fact that every day on every news report they end with a large coverage of sports, sports events, what sports figures are doing, and sports media. The largest acculturizing tool in the world. The propaganda they spread is appalling – especially at how we sit and watch and let that crap seep into our brains, our personality and our lives.
How to get everyone into things that are ‘traditional values’. The right food, clothes, way of thinking, adversarial way to live, etc. It is amazing that sports would be so overwhelming every place you turn. I click off the news when the sports section starts. Nothing else in this society gets such coverage 24/7 – how come this? It makes sure you and your children are exposed to what this society wants us to mimic and we do follow and pattern ourselves after what the media promotes.
Why on earth would I want to mimic grown men running around and acting like little boys? Why do I want to see two sweaty men pretending to be big, bad and throwing each other around a small enclosed square ring? It is time for the news to give equal coverage to other activities that happen with great frequency and that more people enjoy – and enjoy without the constant exposure to and constant putting forth the image that this is what we want to see and hear.
Get real folks – find a life and get out of this sports trap!
And thanks again for this forum – keep up the good work. You are the only place I call for bed & breakfast.”
________________________________________________________________
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[give_form id=”3763″]
______________________________________________________________
Want to join us? Have a home that you want to open to become one of Bettina Network’s Hedge Schools? Call us and lets talk – or email us.
Ed. Note: Members of the Bettina Network Lifestyle Community can contribute to the Bettina Network Blog whenever they have anything they want to say and be heard by this fantastic group of people. Send your blog to bettinanetwork@comcast.net or mail it to us at P. O. Box 380585 Cambridge, MA. 02238 or call us on the telephone at 617-497-9166 to tell us what you want to say and we will write it for you.
Volunteer with Bettina Network Foundation, inc. to work estate sales; to help move items from one home to another; to contribute your ideas on how we can better use our resources in this effort to relieve and eliminate homelessness and poverty. We also need photographers; designers; and more. However much or little time you have, we are grateful.
Send your event information to be included in Bettina Network’s Menu of Events to: bettina-network@comcast.net
This is a curated blog so you cannot write your responses at the end of each entry. TO RESPOND TO THIS BLOG email bettina-network@comcast.net or info@bettina-network.com
TO LEARN MORE about Bettina Network, inc. try www.bettina-network.com
IF YOU ENJOY OUR BLOG, USE OUR SERVICES TO BOOK ACCOMODATIONS WHEN YOU TRAVEL!
1-800-347-9166 inside the U. S. or 617 497 9166 outside or inside the U. S.
Tags: bed & breakfast, Sports Events, Sports Figures, Sports Media, Sports Media Coverage
This entry was posted on Thursday, June 28th, 2012 at 12:51 pm and is filed under Guest comments, Making Connections, Reader Feedback. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.