If alive today, Karl Marx would surely say that television is the opiate of the masses. Too many channels, too many shows and series, one cannot keep up with it all. Yet when we try, we end up slipping into a druglike stupor as we search. Hours go by, and we fall farther behind. One great feature of “primitive television” was the beauty of truly knowing nothing was worth watching and you confidently turned off the television.
Month: November 2018
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I believe this midterm election is not a referendum on President Trump, but a referendum on whether we can employ any common sense to solve our nation’s problems. The country is still moving to the right and a pragmatic view on solutions to those problems. President Trump recognized that and ran for president on that platform. The platform is the issue. The Democrats will fall short of a majority in the House, and the Republicans will retain control of the Senate.