Been a Bad Week in T-ville

[TheSkronkDonkey]

Originally Posted by sesame

:D That was something to ponder.

Thanks. I can't really say it was intended to be, but my wording was certainly deliberate, for one effect or another.

Truely, we dont need to go to the library or buy a pile of books to get enlightened anymore.

Erm ... yes, we do. Books and libraries are still the two most important repositories of knowledge on the planet.

One can just open the TV, sit back and relax.

I'll pretend I didn't just read that. TV ... sit back ... RELAX??!! Learning is not a "relaxed" pursuit. TV stultifies and stupefies the mind.

Channels like Discovery, NatGeo, Animal planet and what not, are feeding gobs of valuable information around the clock for free!

That is true, and audio-visual information can sometimes be valuable, if not essential, but TV is still TV.

And theres this internet!

That's more what I was alluding to. With the Internet, you actually have specialist websites, discussion forums, torrents, YouTube and other file and video-sharing sites, plus outlets to buy/order books and other critical data items. Further, all of this actually requires some effort, which is the opposite of TV.

We are still sitting in square one. Our minds are not getting enlightened, our views are as narrow as the medieval ages!

I wouldn't say that our views are as narrow; much of our thinking and behaviour *is*, however. In fact, we've been operating under the same psychological impulses for thousands of years.

People are such morons that they just swallow what the TV and radio broadcast, without judging the value of the content. Most people base their opinions on what is being fed to them by the media.

I think you're correct, with this.

And this is dangerous.

VERY.

So if we broadcast filth over the media, theres bound to be contamination in the society.

It's not just "filth". Even well-intentioned items can be riddled with errors and misinformation. The problem is an inability and/or unwillingness to apply oneself and to question, explore and learn.

Is there any way to enforce some morality into the speakers?
Is there no law against broadcasting scornful language, hateful opinion, racism in any form?

It depends on the country.

Enforcing them against hate speech can also be difficult, for a number of reasons. And ...

Morality cannot be "enforced"; it must be learned.

In fact, anything of worth can only be attained with time and effort.