Saturday, January 29, 2011

I’ve been following Egypt all day

Why is it that I have to watch Al-Jazeera to find out what is going on in Egypt? The news is mixed. People are dying in a bid to escape the oppression of their own government and all we get is news of Charlie Sheen and his coke fueled sex binge. What is more important FOX, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and ABC? Do you really think it’s Sheen?

Given the circumstances, I can’t help but think of the song Wake Up by Rage Against the Machine.

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toomanytribbles · 745 weeks ago

'You know I've been getting really frustrated turning on the news recently and listening to all this talk. All this talk about Ireland and all this talk about Portugal and all this talk about Spain and all this talk about Greece. And all they seem to be saying is "Oh the people in Ireland and Spain and Greece and Portugal oh they had it too easy". And the very companies that run these stations like CNN profited so greatly from the housing bubble and crisis that they created. The very people that created the economic recession are the first to blame to us for the reason that it came about. And I'm sick of them saying this over and over again knowing full well that the reason we have pensions that the reason we have vacations and the reason we have 8 hour work days is precisely because of the kind of actions that our brothers and sisters are taking in Greece right now. People taking to the streets against the wealthy class who have been robbing us all for years. And in the face of all this propaganda I wanna say, we have here to unite here in Europe, we have to unite here in Europe across ethnic lines across religious differences across racial lines and its now the lines are clear. Its us against the wealthy plain and simple. Its time to wake up. WAKE UP.'

- De La Rocha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Up_(Rage_Agains...
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No2Religion 85p · 745 weeks ago

I have not watched network news regularly, other than Good Morning America while getting ready in the morning, for about 10 years. About two years ago I canceled my subscriptions to Newsweek and the local paper. I now get my news from a variety of sources that aren't just towing the corporate line.

However, inquiring minds want to know and Charlie Sheen is one of my favorite actors. So, it might be a toss up for me.

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