Setting Someone Up

This happened not too far from me. I found this rather odd as California basically allows anyone to use marijuana for their "health."

 

I have found myself less and less interested in supporting my local sheriff, as I mentioned Tuesday. This incident is another example. 

On one level I agree with Brit. The Republicans had to know that the government shutdown would end badly. Watch the tone in the video. 

The snarky tone and the choice of adjectives tells us all we need to know abut Hume's true place in the political spectrum. He is a part of the system—the modern equivalent of ancient Israel's court prophets. It is interesting that they replaced Brit with Bret a few years ago. The talking heads are mostly interchangeable, in this case the name was even only one vowel different. (For Karl Denninger's view of this video clip click here.)

I find it humorous that the left disparages Fox News and the right disparages MSNBC. Sure there are differences, but both are court prophets defending the status quo. 

The status quo, "the powers that be," Babylon, or what ever you want to call it is doomed. While I do not expect zombies to attack, it will not be pretty. 

Get ready. 

More on Snowdon

He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune

There is an interesting problem with modern journalists: Someone has to pay them. In this case the journalist interviewing Greenwald is paid by the government. In most cases when not paid by the government, it is the big media conglomerates that pay the salaries.

There is a saying:

"He who pays the piper calls the tune."

One reason I do not watch most news programs is this issue. I applaud those like Greenwald who bring us information that the "powers that be" do not want us to have.

Mr. Mustache

I thought that I would share something from one of the sites I regularly read:

If you’re surprised to hear that I knew nothing of the looming shutdown, and that I don’t read (or watch) the news at all, then you will get a lot from this article. Because I’m going to suggest that unless you work directly in the news media industry yourself, you too should be paying absolutely no attention to the news.

I am not sure I entirely agree, but Mr. Mustache has a point. I have cut down on my news consumption, but should I cut it even more? Does it actually matter one month or even one week from now? I doubt it. I actually had a blog post on the uselessness of news. 

But with regard to the current government shutdown, except for reading the faux outrage on Facebook, I also know almost nothing about it. My wife, watching Russian news, may know more. 

I do not feel deprived. All I can say is, thank God. I really mean that, for it was my contemplation of my theme here of leaving Babylon that led me to reduce my news consumption. 

Ah, the bliss of not letting politics consume you! Turn it off now. It is too late for the guy on the left, but you can do it.