LJ Idol Exhibit B: Week 3 - The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters

[alycewilson]

This is my entry this week in the mini-season of therealljidol, Exhibit B. Please read and vote for the many fine entries. This was an intersection week, and my patner is kajel. We got to choose from two topics: She chose the topic "I Wake Up Strange" (please read her entry, too). I chose "Oh, Lord, we're not talking _____ again, are we?"

Comments

[bringing_words]

Amen to this! I have notes for a blog post (all my blog posts seem to be in note form at the moment, who knows when I will actually get around to WRITING?!!) about this very thing. Why do we need the details?! I can imagine you're sick of it. I would be too... at least I can just choose to click on by or change the channel :/

[alycewilson]

That's the hardest part: not being allowed to turn it off. Fortunately, my husband and son are always available for hug breaks, and my cat for petting breaks, when I need a little recharging during a particularly awful transcription job.

[kajel]

'Do not feed the monsters.' This is my favorite line. It is something the hubby and I talk about a lot when something happens. Thanks for a wonderful intersection.

[alycewilson]

Thank you for suggesting an approach that pushed me to go in a much deeper direction.

[tatdatcm]

I agree with the sentiment of this piece. It gets horrific and terrifying to listen to all the bad news out there. However, I also believe it's a necessary evil, if you will, because it allows us to be aware that things like this exist and to tamper our naivete and be cautious about who we do allow into our lives.

I believe in the good part of human nature. Unfortunately, there is evil out there that takes severe advantage of that.

[alycewilson]

It's not the reporting that gets to me; it's the nights when there is no real news and they're just bringing on talking heads to spout conjecture. The genuine news reports are far less offensive than the wallowing in the news that some shows engage in.

[tatdatcm]

Oh, I slightly misunderstood then. That bothers me too, but I have the luxury of being able to turn it off.

It seems like those nights of talking head conjecture have replaced judge and jury too. Which is scary.

[alycewilson]

That's OK; that's my fault. I wanted to take this in a more dreamlike direction and tie it in more closely with my own personal experiences with people who engage in sociopathic behavior. I didn't want to just go into a rant about what passes for cable news (though trust me, it was tempting).

[deza]

Very well done.

[alycewilson]

Thank you!