Before the increase in crime and numerous people in and intruding into our lives, evenings were also spent talking or just sitting on the porch. Today we have twenty-four hour life in the cities and most people have had enough of people by the end of the day, so a period of relaxation now typically includes mindlessly watching the tube. According to L. Wolfe, a profile by the authors of Watching America , some years ago, did a random sampling of the top 350 people involved in television programming. Nearly all supported a radical public land-grabbing environmentalist agenda to one degree or another. Finally, asked which groups should influence American society the most, they listed consumer groups and intellectuals at the top and religion at the bottom.
Research suggests that most TV viewers remember very little specifics but only get the basic theme.
When we went to school, we took notes and read assigned books. TV watchers rarely take notes and most people don't read much after they complete their education. Also, it is generally not polite to interrupt Dan Rather when he is telling it the way it is. My degree, before completing law school, was in political science. For about ten years I have been reading what material I could find on those who belong to exclusive organizations that meet in secret and appear to have the inside track on what will happen next, particularly in matters of U.S. foreign policy.