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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
The distribution of political philosophy is completely dominated by media outlets.
What has the media sold to us as 'reality' in the last decade or so? I'd call it sensationalism. And now sensationalism is what motivates people to buy media content - whether it is a book, or a news broadcast, or a candidate. Sensation-alism makes you feel good, it's entertainment. Suffice it to say, I think a lot of people didn't notice that the same techniques being used to sell them 'reality shows' started being used to sell them politics...particularly after 9/11.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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