Since this is a blog about media (among other things), I would be remiss to completely ignore the US presidential elections. Even here in Italy (where I live) there is nightly coverage of the US primaries on the television news (my Italian friends joke that everyone in the world should be allowed to vote in US elections– I agree completely!). But frankly I am so cynical about the process I have lost total interest in tracking the elections. It comes down to this (as the above video about The center for Public Integrity’s efforts to document campaign spending confirm): who ever spends the most wins. Presidential slogans are like toothpaste campaigns more about branding and exposure than real issues. Ultimately I do not think the current form of democracy is compatible with the form of mass media as it exists today, especially since they fail to challenge the number one issue at the core of our historical tragedy: militarism. I’m sorry to report that I know of no other alternative at the moment, and even sadder to come across as apathetic, but I simply do not believe in the process any more. If anyone has a better idea, please let me know.
Mediacologyputting the ‘eco’ into media ecology (and other tangential meditations)
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Bridging media literacy with ecoliteracy, this blog features various meditations and musings by Antonio Lopez, an old school dharma punk and media educator. He is the author of:
