See: South Park s16e9- Raising the Bar

   A bit of the chicken or the egg situation, to be quite honest. The thing that keeps these networks up are ratings. Outputting straightforward news and journalism with integrity that cuts to the core isn't as attention grabbing as it was in days past. The only way people watch these shows is if it melds into some fluff-baloney like pop-culture and sensationalism. The only way to keep up with other networks and survive is to adapt to what people are watching/wanting.

   Same goes for politicians. People want to bitch and moan about which politicians are in power, and why the people's representatives lean in the direction they lean in. Do you or anyone else honestly believe these politicians solely believe in the decisions they make, without considering how it'll affect their jobs in the future? Imagine if your job was primarily decided upon by a vote. Soon you start to notice that the things you want to stand up for have no backbone in the spirit of those who actually vote. The only people that tend to vote are the ones who lean to one extreme or the other(not always, but speaking in generalities, Liberals vs Conservatives or Dems vs. Repubs are the easiest schisms to play off of).

   Therefore, it stands to reason that one must not only question those in power, or those in the media, but rather, we must question OURSELVES as well. We coaxed ourselves into the position we're in as much as the people we'd like to blame. Imagine if people started demanding certain policies in full-force, that neither party supported at the time. In order to survive, each would develop a candidate to attach themselves to such ideas, in order to maintain the vote. The same goes with ratings and preferences. Manipulation of the giant is possible, if you will it so.

   So lest you come out of this with nothing at all, I hope all can consider that we are all at fault in some way or another and pointing the finger of blame toward one direction doesn't help.*

*This isn't majorly directed at Cure, as it is towards any who reads it. Just felt his post merited such a response.

  Or CNN "news" or MSNBC "news", it's all sensationalism and entertainment. CNN even gives air time to Anthony Bordain's food show. Every channel is going the way of MTV/History, letting the original purpose become irrelevant and airing whatever people will look at.

Just me?