The Back Porch Society Keeps Me Sane

Some interesting events taking place this week have helped me organize my thoughts on the whole topic of information sharing.  This includes how we receive information, how we decide to accept or reject information and who controls the information.

Actually who controls the information?  At first glance it is the media.  The TV news outlets, radio and internet, often controlled by one major company sifts through information and presents the public with stories that the companies assume will bring in the biggest ratings.

Now we know, they are all biased.  And this is fine.  We expect them to be biased.  It is called a niche.  They report to a niche audience.   News no longer has to be objective.  Was it ever objective?

This past week Bill O'Reilly was fired from FOX News.  He was there for 20 years and built the FOX brand.  Nice way to thank the talent who made your name famous. Whatever infighting or controversy was going on behind the scenes his style was heavily watched by the public and he dominated the ratings.  How will his departure impact all the popular news outlets?  We shall see.

Also this week, Tucker Carlson interviewed Robert Kennedy Jr. about the attorney's questions regarding vaccine safety.  Mr. Kennedy noted this interview was the 2nd time he was allowed on a television news show in the last 10 years.  His first time on the air was on Bill Maher which doesn't have advertisers.  Two times in ten years to share compelling information with the public.  But some corporate big-wigs have held it back for a decade.

Now, if you have been following the mysterious deaths of holistic doctors, you have read that the number is about 50.  A number of writers have been keeping track and noting these are very talented, altruistic doctors who are dying young mysteriously or violently.  It's no secret that scientists and doctors who make breakthroughs in disease treatment have their careers ruined, or they die suddenly.

Do I like to keep track of conspiracy theories?  Perhaps.  But I am not the only one who wonders, if there is a better way of doing things, why are new ideas laughed at, mocked as crazy, or buried from public access?

Parents are fighting to maintain their right to avoid vaccines.
Parents are fighting for their right to control their children's education or home schooling.
People are fighting to have access to non-GMO foods.
People are fighting for health freedom in how they make medical decisions.
People are fighting for privacy rights.

There are a many concerns that we have to choose from  and assert our constitutional right to stand up for ourselves.

Now, in the meantime, I need a little relaxation.  I like to let my mind just get away from serious topics and read some of those silly magazines highlighting movie stars and other famous people. As I thumb through the pages, I realize the entertainment media pushes exorbitant and stratospheric reports from paparazzi overwhelming us with the private lives of famous people.  It is quite nauseating to hear about their bizarre lives.

While news outlets limit what's reported, often edited to meet their biases, and the overload of nonsense stories from the world's rich and famous to further numb our minds, how do we make sense of it all?

Answer:  The back porch society.