i was flipping through the channels a week or two ago and stumbled on bowling for columbine.. i thought most of it was garbage, but the interview with marilyn manson was exceptional imo - as were his thoughts. (despite the guy's *different* exterior, he's a very intelligent person.)
he made this statement in relation to the media's spin on the columbine tragedy. but, the context of the statement really seems to characterize much of what i view as wrong with people in our country.
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Quote by: m.m. I do know that, and I think that's really ironic, that nobody said 'well maybe the President had an influence on this violent behavior' Because that's not the way the media wants to take it and spin it, and turn it into fear, because then you're watching television, you're watching the news, you're being pumped full of fear, there's floods, there's AIDS, there's murder, cut to commercial, buy the Acura, buy the Colgate, if you have bad breath they're not going to talk to you, if you have pimples, the girl's not going to f*ck you, and it's just this campaign of fear, and consumption, and that's what I think it's all based on, the whole idea of 'keep everyone afraid, and they'll consume.' |
when i see the debates here covering everything from religion, who you're voting for, supporting wars of aggression, etc., they all seem to have relevance to m.m.'s statement.