| FLASH! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The
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| | way that has not been imagined yet.
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| aliens look just like real people but
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| | However, a sinister potential exists in
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| they don't act like real people. They
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| | the combination of high speed Internet
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| don't return phone calls - even if
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| | and cable TV service that is provided by
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| they're in business to make money. Their
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| | the biggest corporations (who are not
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| leisure "activity" is watching TV and
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| | necessarily altruistic). Incorporating
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| they play video games when they're not
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| | the trend towards increased government
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| watching TV. They can't spell. They have
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| | control and censorship within an
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| major sexual problems. The best way to
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| | understanding of how big corporations
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| identify one of these aliens is by their
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| | operate in America leads a thinking
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| complete failure to communicate
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| | person to a frightening thought.Another
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| properly.In 1976, the movie "Network"
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| | frightening thought concerns one of the
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| foreshadowed the hollowness of
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| | most significant social trends that has
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| television, the addictive nature of its
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| | been increasing dramatically during the
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| effect on the human mind, and it
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| | second half of the 20th century -
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| predicted the development of a culture
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| | divorce. In the 19th century and in all
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| without culture that would pervade the
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| | preceding centuries, divorce was
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| United States in the 21st century. I
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| | relatively rare (except for Henry VIII,
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| believe there has been a massive
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| | of course). Recent research indicates
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| deterioration of ethical humanness in our
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| | that divorce rates in the United States
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| society and that the phenomenon of
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| | have been rising since the beginning of
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| dehumanization can be attributed to the
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| | the 20th century, with a short-term
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| following social changes:1. The baby
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| | decline during the Great Depression and a
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| boomer generation became yuppies* who
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| | spike just after World War II. In 2005,
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| abandoned their parents' meaningful core
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| | the New York Times reported that the
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| values.2. The yuppies are responsible
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| | percentage of all marriages which end in
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| for their children being egocentric and
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| | divorce peaked in the United States at
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| needing instant gratification.3. The
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| | about 41 percent around 1980 and was
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| yuppie parents and their children have
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| | approximately 31 percent in 2002. One
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| become addicted to television and other
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| | definition of the word "plague" is a
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| mindless entertainment.4. While all this
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| | widespread affliction or calamity. I
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| was happening, the school system was
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| | believe that divorce is a plague on our
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| being decimated by politically
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| | society because if even 1/3 of all
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| conservative administrations in the name
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| | marriages end in divorce, that is a
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| of "cost savings".The result of the four
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| | widespread affliction and a calamity.In
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| social processes interacting
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| | all previous centuries, people did not
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| simultaneously over the last 40 years has
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| | conceive of divorce as a satisfactory
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| been a transformation of our society from
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| | answer to a marriage that has problems,
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| a vibrant and goal oriented energy dynamo
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| | but that kind of thinking has changed. I
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| to a self-centered and pleasure driven
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| | believe that the change in thinking can
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| static state. During the first half of
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| | be related to a subliminal impact of
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| the 20th century, most people occupied
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| | television because television has
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| their spare time with constructive and
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| | conditioned people to accept and desire
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| creative activities such as reading
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| | instant gratification. Television
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| books, writing letters, socializing with
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| | provides too many choices and it makes
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| other people in discussion groups,
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| | those choices too easy for everybody.
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| actively supporting political issues, and
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| | Having a wide variety of choices can be
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| spending large amounts of quality time
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| | good. But when it comes to the subject of
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| with their children - to name just a few
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| | marriage, having a wide variety of
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| examples. For a brief moment in time
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| | choices is not good. It seems like people
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| during the 1960's, the hippies opened up
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| | are thinking, "If I'm not getting what I
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| human consciousness in a way that had
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| | want, I'll just change the channels. If I
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| never happened before and of course they
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| | don't like the food here, I'll go next
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| were met with emotional resistance from
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| | door and eat in a different restaurant."
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| the status quo.As the cost of living
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| | So they are leaping out of marriages and
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| began to increase dramatically in the
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| | into divorce court.Finally, consider the
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| late 1970's, people had to devote more
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| | concept of capitalism as an economic
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| time to their jobs and consequently
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| | system that has pervasive effects on
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| reduce the amount of time they could
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| | societal forces. Capitalism is based on
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| spend with their children. In the 1980's
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| | the production of commodities for sale
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| and 1990's it became common for both
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| | and profit, and it allows private
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| parents to have to work in order to keep
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| | ownership of the means of production. In
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| up with rising housing costs, and the
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| | the United States, capitalism exists in
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| yuppie disease became contagious.
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| | combination with democracy but capitalism
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| Economic forces eventually became
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| | does not necessarily imply democracy. It
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| stronger than other social forces and
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| | flourished quite well in England under
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| even the old hippies were compelled to
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| | the monarchist system during the 19th
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| focus their energy on making a living so
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| | century and not quite so well under
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| that they could afford to live decently.
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| | various dictatorships in the 20th
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| As people spent more and more time
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| | century. Capitalism encourages the
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| working at their jobs, they experienced
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| | strongest, the most intelligent, the most
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| more and more work related stress and the
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| | aggressive, and the most competitive
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| easiest way to relax after a long hard
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| | people to rise to the top and succeed. I
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| day at work was to watch television.The
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| | believe that the combination of
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| 20th century has included a larger number
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| | capitalism and democracy has been
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| of scientific advances and significant
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| | America's great strength, and the power
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| inventions than any other century in all
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| | inherent in this combination was the key
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| of human history. Television was an
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| | to becoming the greatest country the
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| invention that had broad based appeal
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| | world has ever seen. Our success has
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| which gave it vast commercial potential.
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| | allowed us to dominate the world
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| The first popular television programs
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| | economically as well as militarily.But if
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| were pure entertainment. Milton Berle's
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| | I am correct about our society having
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| Texaco Star Theater (1948), The Cisco Kid
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| | been transformed from a vibrant and goal
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| (1949), Amos and Andy (1951), and I Love
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| | oriented energy dynamo to a self-centered
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| Lucy (1951) kept America glued to their
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| | and pleasure driven static state, then we
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| TV sets. Television is also capable of
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| | may have already reached our peak of
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| delivering news, intelligent commentary,
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| | power. The United States has purposefully
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| and educational shows. The Public
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| | tried to spread capitalism and democracy
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| Broadcasting System has done an
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| | all over the world, not only in an
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| outstanding job of elevating the medium,
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| | attempt to combat communism, but also
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| bringing shows like Masterpiece Theater,
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| | because we sincerely believe that we have
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| Bradshaw On The Family, Great Chefs of
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| | the best economic and political system
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| Europe, and Sesame Street to the
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| | and we have a desire to give to others
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| airwaves. Commercial television has also
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| | who are less fortunate than we are. It is
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| produced high quality entertainment such
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| | possible that our largess may backfire on
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| as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The
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| | us because many countries who are trying
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| Twilight Zone, All in the Family, MASH,
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| | to follow our lead are not oriented
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| and Seinfeld. But unfortunately,
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| | around their television sets. If their
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| commercial television has found its
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| | cultures are strong enough to resist the
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| greatest popularity in short, silly
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| | addictive drug that television really is,
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| sitcoms and if I were to list them all,
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| | and if they pursue capitalism and
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| this article would explode any
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| | democracy to the same end that we did in
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| conceivable definition of the word
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| | the United States, then the strongest,
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| concise.The Internet was the last great
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| | most intelligent, and most aggressive
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| invention of the 20th century. The
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| | countries will rise to the top and
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| Internet had its roots in a partnership
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| | succeed. The United States can be
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| between the government and the
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| | out-competed and the Japanese have
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| universities and it was conceived as "the
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| | already risen to the top position in more
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| information super-highway" in order to
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| | than one field. Our infrastructure is so
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| store and archive data. People use the
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| | rich and so enormous that it would take a
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| Internet as an immediately accessible
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| | long time to tumble from the apex of
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| library. Of course, they also use the
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| | power. But it is possible for that to
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| Internet for mindless game entertainment
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| | happen.This article should not be
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| and pornography. However, the big
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| | misinterpreted as doom and gloom
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| difference between television and the
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| | philosophy. It is intended to be a
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| Internet is that television does not
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| | wake-up call.*Yuppy: A bastardized
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| require or allow input from the viewer,
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| | version of the word hippy. The word hippy
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| while the Internet allows users to
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| | refers to a person who rejected
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| participate in many ways. An enormous
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| | established institutions and values and
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| number of web sites have been created by
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| | sought spontaneity, direct personal
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| individuals, chat rooms offer places for
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| | relations expressing love, and expanded
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| people to interact with each other,
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| | consciousness. The word yuppy refers to a
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| blogging allows almost anybody to become
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| | young urban professional who has an
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| a published writer, and email provides
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| | affluent lifestyle.Peter Cross is a
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| virtually instantaneous, low cost, world
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| | singer/songwriter/producer/Web Master.
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| wide communication. The Internet is not
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| | You can find this article at: Aliens with
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| only the world's biggest library that
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| | No Brains have Replaced the Majority of
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| cannot possibly be destroyed by a fire,
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| | the American People! and his home page
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| but it also offers the promise of
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| | at: Rock and Roll with an Immortal Soul.
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| connecting all human minds together in a
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