It needs them. It needs their humanity and the education they can provide. It needs their diverse reflection of our society. There is a frightening sensationalism running rampant on the airwaves. Commercial interests are rapaciously mining the darkest veins of our psyche.
Exploitation seems to be the standard to which almost all television is subscribing.
It is a morbid process, and one that degrades us as a people. But, thankfully, we have another view of ourselves. We have a mirror that shows us as teachers and students, as musicians and poets, as writers and philosophers, as builders and dreamers. As a people with individual voices and a soul. When it comes to taking action, America has always been predisposed to invest in material things.