Mr. Crichton is quite simply far ahead of the public. It was only in the last couple of years that I realized just how sanitized and controlled mass media is. Here are recent examples:
- not challenging the official 9-11 story even though it is wrought with inconsistencies.
- Dropping the anthrax story immediately upon finding it was military grade from Ft. Detrick Md.
- Failure to point out the impact of globalization on America's future. Why gov't is using manufactured economic stats to cover up the state of the economy.
- Why the three candidates don't talk about issues that will affect americans:
- globalization
- abolition and replacement of the federal reserve
- erosion of the constitution
- repealing legislation that undermines our rights and can be used to label any Amerikan a terrorist under the appropriate conditions.
- end amnesty and dump the new immigration bill
- What is LOST and why it should not be signed.
- Fight legislation like the Real ID Act, thought based crime, legislation designed to make peaceful assembly illegal.
- End movements to abolish sovereignty ie. SPP or North American Union.
- The mess in the US economy and how to fix it.
In short Americans are the best entertained but least informed people on the planet thanks to mass media. The reliance of the public on the propaganda from mass media will lead to the unravelling of the republic which is now well underway.
Crichton has his facts together, he just underestimated the ability of the American Public to see what he sees. If he is wrong it means that mass media has gained control of the internet. I avoid newspapers for news and like Crichton, I rely on the internet.
The public needs to wake up, then selectively boycott newspapers until they begin to do their jobs. Problem here is narrow ownership of the press and it's unholy alliance with the government. The best democracy is one where the leaders fear the voters and not the other way around.
