Fair and Balanced!

Okay, now a preface to why I posted the following video: I posted this video to show the biased approach of most media around the country. I posted about FOX because that was the easiest and most available to find (obviously - but strike that last remark off the record), and plus, the video is absolutely hilarious.



Anyway, I've been reading a book called The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz, and it's turning into an interesting read. He's talked on TED a few times, which is what got me interested in the book in the first place. I'm not going to talk about the book any until I've finished it, but I will say this: "The joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days" and I'll follow it up with the subtitle of The Paradox of Choice: "How The Culture of Abundance Robs Us Of Satisfaction" just to get you thinking. I'm almost done the book so I'll be talking about it soon enough - and I tell you, my loving readers, it's an interesting read.

I am going to leave another video from TED by Schwartz, on the loss of wisdom by the constraint of rules and incentives in our culture, though. It's another thing to get one thinking:



Now, this being watched - hopefully - one could say in response to my first video, "Media has the moral obligations to go from an objective viewpoint to a biased viewpoint in order to deliver a portion of the news that will spark a reaction from the country for patriotism and the fervor to fight for one's country." I counter that with "No." Haha, no, I counter that with, "Media has the moral obligation to break one's own rules for backing a faction in any and all situations, and delivering the news objectively so people of this country can decide for themselves what is right and what is wrong."

Your friend,
Alex