There are many Christians in the world, but why is it that many of them have not read the Holy Book of their faith?"Brevity is the soul of wit."
Have you ever chosen to read an article or book based on its length instead of its content? While reading the thousand page Health Care bill would have been fascinating, I myself chose to glance at a NY Times summary instead. Who has the time to read these densely written works anymore with all the various entertainment options at the average American's disposal? For that matter, who has the time to read my blog?
A combination of the abundance of information on the Internet and American society's emphasis on efficiency encourages many individuals to become dependent on bloggers (assumed to be journalistic insiders / specialists) to provide them summaries of the issues at hand. Unfortunately, however, many of these psuedo-journalists are motivated by self-interest and fail to honor the objective responsibilities to provide accurate representations of the news. Providing subjective perspectives may be great for debates and discussions, but when only one side of the issue is heard, a complete understanding of an issue is impossible.
Ultimately, determining responsibility for this is an endless circle of frustration... is it businesses fault for supplying a faulty product or should we blame the consumer for demanding simplistic articles that correlate with their philosophical positions?
*sighs*
Let's take a line out of Michael Jackson's career and start with the man in the mirror. Instead of playing the victim, change starts with the small things that we can control in our own lives. Start with yourself, empower those around you, and before you know it, maybe Kevin Bacon will look at the world a little different.
