Alright, if you haven't seen Bowling for Columbine, you should- not because I sorry for the kids that died and their parents that had to suffer because two teenagers didn't get attention... but because it shows a lot more about how america differs from, well, any where else in the world.
So who's read the paper lately? I don't have an actual paper-print one in front of me at the moment, but just a few days ago I read ( another) article about CT scans and how they're giving people cancer do to radiation... ( CT scans use X-rays that are "stronger" than a normal x-ray, they say this every three years or so)
Now, more or less, they numbers they used for comparison were the amount of radiation you get from a CT scan Vs. the amount you deal with LIVING near an old nuclear test site.
Now, a CT scan lasts about, oh i don't know, 5-10 minutes... compared to LIVING near a NUCLEAR test site...
Near is a very vague term, it could be miles and miles away. What their "data" shows, more or less, is that if you get 10 CT scans in your life you'll have been submitted to the same amount of radiation as the lowest end of people living near test sites. Lowest end. The general public is allowed, by law, to be submitted to twice the amount of radiation than the people one the list of " low symptoms", whereas radiation workers ( reactors, power plants etc.) are allowed 10 times as much as people on the "low symptoms" list...
Just from Cosmic radiation, we receive almost the amount that the people on the "low symptom" list received...by almost i mean a difference of about 5 Mrer a year....
Do you understand where I'm coming from?
For christ's sake, 5% of local water tests ( in the united states) per month are allowed to contain uranium. Fucking uranium. And on top of that, there's no limit as to how many tests can be done a month...
I've said all of this to make a point, american media does a pretty good job of making people scared to live. The supply the smallest amount of information possible, just enough for you to have a very vague idea of what's going on, just enough.
If you look at the "USA" section of the news compared to any other place, the top stories vary so much....
" Man accused of killing Dad with a machete" ( MS NBC news dec. 5th, 07 [article]) in the american front page vs. London ( evening standard dec.5th, 07) "Brighton becomes first city to ban rap music that offends gays" [article]
( for those of you that don't know, Brighton has a very high gay population)
Now which one makes you a little bothered? Do you think " I hope they don't band rap in my city" or " I hope someone doesn't loose it with me and kill me" ?
You understand what I'm saying.
American media is full of fear. Scandals and terrorism... oh noessss
There is a section on most american news paper sites dedicated to either terrorism or " the conflict in iraq"
MSNBC actually has both.
Some people argure that " Well he have more guns" or something along those lines...
but why do you think teens carry guns?
The gun itself signifies strength, and why do we have to seem strong?
To scare people... people we ourselves are afraid of.
Sure you can act tough and people might leave you alone, but it's all a fear based system.
Think about it some time.
That's all for now, I might add to this again later if it shows any popularity, I've got a lot more to say, but if no one is listening, then it's pointless, you know?
Anyway, thank you if you did indeed read this...
and carry what ever thoughts this provoked with you.
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i lurk.
i think ive had a couple CT scans...
and i want to be in the media.
do you blmae the CT scans for this dream?
You know, the government is behind everything the media is allowed to tell us. They just want us to know enough to scare us, even though most aren't scared because they know more than most think.
I sound like such a conspiracist.
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