Post by Matthius on Jan 28, 2006 20:46:13 GMT -5
Inform yourself:
"Censored News Stories of 2005: Top 10 Project Censored News Stories."
With the willingly self-imposed omniscience of the internet, television, and other forms of mass-media, it is far less evident that we are not only being lied to and decieved constantly, but we willingly do it to ourselves (i.e. "Podcasting" the O'Reilly Factor Factor on your MP3 Player, etc.)
Like Winston Smith, we love Big Brother.
We should always stay informed. Question any and all claims to truth, including, and especially, from those who seem to say it most fervently. Even me. Even this article.
Note that while I do not advocate Pyrrhonism, Pyrrho seems to be ever more correct with his "Nihilistic Paradox:"
"Nothing can be known, not even this"
I'm pompously rambling again, anyway, here is the list for the lazy:
The Story:
www.commondreams.org/news2006/0127-01.htm
Me: "Question everything”
“…Why?”
Me: “Very good!”
– From a dialogue I had with a 5 year old.
The List:
1. White House Erodes Open Government
2. Media Coverage on Iraq: Fallujah and the Civilian Death Toll
3. Distorted Election Coverage
4. Surveillance Society Quietly Moves In
5. U.S. Uses Tsunami to Military Advantage in Southeast Asia
6. The Real Oil for Food Scam
7. Journalists Face Unprecedented Dangers to Life and Livelihood
8. Iraqi Farmers Threatened By US Mandates
9. Iran’s New Oil Trade System Challenges U.S. Currency
10. Mountaintop Removal Threatens Ecosystem and Economy
11. Universal Mental Screening Program Usurps Parental Rights
12. Military in Iraq Contracts Human Rights Violators
13. Rich Countries Fail to Live up to Global Pledges
14. Corporations Win Big on Tort Reform, Justice Suffers
15. Plan to Override Academic Freedom in the Classroom
16. U.S. Plans for Hemispheric Integration Include Canada
17. U.S. Uses South American Military Bases to Expand
Control of the Region
18. Little Known Stock Fraud Could Weaken U.S. Economy
19. Child Wards of the State Used in AIDS Experiments
20. American Indians Sue for Resources; Compensation Provided to Others
21. New Immigration Plan Favors Business Over People
22. Nanotechnology Offers Exciting Possibilities, Health Effects Need Scrutiny
23. Plight of Palestinian Child Detainees Highlights Global Problem
24. Ethiopian Indigenous Victims of Corporate, Government Resource Aspirations
25. Homeland Security Was Designed to Fail
www.commondreams.org/news2006/0127-01.htm
For this month, see www.projectcensored.org/censored_2006/ for the Top 25 of 2006.
- Matthius
(I see 35+ views on my posts... How about a little discussion, or, even better, dissention?)
"Censored News Stories of 2005: Top 10 Project Censored News Stories."
With the willingly self-imposed omniscience of the internet, television, and other forms of mass-media, it is far less evident that we are not only being lied to and decieved constantly, but we willingly do it to ourselves (i.e. "Podcasting" the O'Reilly Factor Factor on your MP3 Player, etc.)
Like Winston Smith, we love Big Brother.
We should always stay informed. Question any and all claims to truth, including, and especially, from those who seem to say it most fervently. Even me. Even this article.
Note that while I do not advocate Pyrrhonism, Pyrrho seems to be ever more correct with his "Nihilistic Paradox:"
"Nothing can be known, not even this"
I'm pompously rambling again, anyway, here is the list for the lazy:
The Story:
www.commondreams.org/news2006/0127-01.htm
Me: "Question everything”
“…Why?”
Me: “Very good!”
– From a dialogue I had with a 5 year old.
The List:
1. White House Erodes Open Government
2. Media Coverage on Iraq: Fallujah and the Civilian Death Toll
3. Distorted Election Coverage
4. Surveillance Society Quietly Moves In
5. U.S. Uses Tsunami to Military Advantage in Southeast Asia
6. The Real Oil for Food Scam
7. Journalists Face Unprecedented Dangers to Life and Livelihood
8. Iraqi Farmers Threatened By US Mandates
9. Iran’s New Oil Trade System Challenges U.S. Currency
10. Mountaintop Removal Threatens Ecosystem and Economy
11. Universal Mental Screening Program Usurps Parental Rights
12. Military in Iraq Contracts Human Rights Violators
13. Rich Countries Fail to Live up to Global Pledges
14. Corporations Win Big on Tort Reform, Justice Suffers
15. Plan to Override Academic Freedom in the Classroom
16. U.S. Plans for Hemispheric Integration Include Canada
17. U.S. Uses South American Military Bases to Expand
Control of the Region
18. Little Known Stock Fraud Could Weaken U.S. Economy
19. Child Wards of the State Used in AIDS Experiments
20. American Indians Sue for Resources; Compensation Provided to Others
21. New Immigration Plan Favors Business Over People
22. Nanotechnology Offers Exciting Possibilities, Health Effects Need Scrutiny
23. Plight of Palestinian Child Detainees Highlights Global Problem
24. Ethiopian Indigenous Victims of Corporate, Government Resource Aspirations
25. Homeland Security Was Designed to Fail
www.commondreams.org/news2006/0127-01.htm
For this month, see www.projectcensored.org/censored_2006/ for the Top 25 of 2006.
- Matthius
(I see 35+ views on my posts... How about a little discussion, or, even better, dissention?)
