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Heard the Good News?
By Michael Barone
5/29/06
Things are better than you think. Yes, I know, most Americans are in a sour mood these days, convinced that the struggle in Iraq is an endless cycle of bloodshed, certain that our economy is in dismal shape, lamenting that the nation and the world are off on the wrong track. That's what polls tell us. But if we look at some other numbers, we'll find that we are living not in the worst of times but in something much closer to the best. What do I mean?
I dare you to read the rest of the article and still figure out why the Mass-Media is still depressed about the world...
It is actually rather surprising that I am surprised. This is the sort of story that the media should be screaming at the top of their lungs, that the economy is good and getting better, the third world is becoming... less third-world, and the planet is largely peaceful. And yet, the defeatists don't want you to know it, because if you remain down about your life you'll believe the stories they've made up. You'll keep buying their papers and reading about how crappy the US government has done at home and abroad. If the world is better than ever, no one will believe their lies and they'll have to adhere to journalistic ethics and report the news *gasp*... wouldn't that be a shocker.
h/t: Power Line
Heard the Good News?
By Michael Barone
5/29/06
Things are better than you think. Yes, I know, most Americans are in a sour mood these days, convinced that the struggle in Iraq is an endless cycle of bloodshed, certain that our economy is in dismal shape, lamenting that the nation and the world are off on the wrong track. That's what polls tell us. But if we look at some other numbers, we'll find that we are living not in the worst of times but in something much closer to the best. What do I mean?
I dare you to read the rest of the article and still figure out why the Mass-Media is still depressed about the world...
It is actually rather surprising that I am surprised. This is the sort of story that the media should be screaming at the top of their lungs, that the economy is good and getting better, the third world is becoming... less third-world, and the planet is largely peaceful. And yet, the defeatists don't want you to know it, because if you remain down about your life you'll believe the stories they've made up. You'll keep buying their papers and reading about how crappy the US government has done at home and abroad. If the world is better than ever, no one will believe their lies and they'll have to adhere to journalistic ethics and report the news *gasp*... wouldn't that be a shocker.
h/t: Power Line