WAKE UP AMERICA – THE DOLLAR IS GOING TO ZERO
by Egon von Greyerz, Gold Switzerland:
Today everything must be dumbed down to the lowest common denominator of readers or viewers. For a paper to sell or a television station to receive advertising revenue, any news must be superficial and short. Most content must have an entertainment or gossip value. Same with television. All serious matters are either left out or covered very briefly. We are now in the age of instant gratification. Viewers’ interest can only be kept by short superficial language, lots of big images and constant change of focus. On television, no camera position must remain on one subject for more than a few seconds because people’s attention span only lasts for a brief moment.
READ HERE
https://www.sgtreport.com/articles/2017/9/30/wake-up-america-the-dollar-is-going-to-zero
For
news to be read and understood by a great number of people, it must be
simple, sensational and forgettable. Most individuals are not interested
in “heavy” news or complicated issues. Just compare television and
newspapers today to say 50 years ago. At that time, newspapers had very
few pictures but instead covered serious matters with in depth analysis.
Same with television. In the 1960s there was serious news and many
programmes which raised important issues in society or politics, which
many people listened to and grasped.
Today everything must be dumbed down to the lowest common denominator of readers or viewers. For a paper to sell or a television station to receive advertising revenue, any news must be superficial and short. Most content must have an entertainment or gossip value. Same with television. All serious matters are either left out or covered very briefly. We are now in the age of instant gratification. Viewers’ interest can only be kept by short superficial language, lots of big images and constant change of focus. On television, no camera position must remain on one subject for more than a few seconds because people’s attention span only lasts for a brief moment.
THE AGE OF MISINFORMATION AND IGNORANCE
This has led to most people either becoming ignorant or misinformed. The political correctness contributes to the misinformation since, to a great extent, minorities determine what is politically correct. The French lawyer and politician, instrumental in the French Revolution was well aware of this:READ HERE
https://www.sgtreport.com/articles/2017/9/30/wake-up-america-the-dollar-is-going-to-zero
