[CS-FSLUG] Television

[Christopher Rose]

I can not help but wonder what it is that is happening to America. I constantly hear radio broadcasts about various "reality" television shows, sitcoms, and dramas. I regret that I have watches at least one or more episodes of some of these shows and I can not help but to feel ill. Indeed, many of the so-called "cartoons" that I see on television these days probably would not have gotten past the censors when I was a child. The most violent cartoon I watched was "Speed Racer" and that was mild in comparison to what my nieces and nephew like to watch on television. It is for this reason that I have opted against having cable television (which rules out cable internet for me as the local provider requires cable television as part of the package). I firmly believe that if I can not receive it on my rabbit ear antenna, I probably am better off not watching it. It is true, Satan is not playing any games. He is in this for keeps. My personal suggestion, and this may hurt some, is t
 o REJECT cable television. Yes, it means giving up the high speed cable internet, but DSL internet through the phone company is quite reliable and still fairly quick as well. I would also try to show my friends and family how they can live without cable television. In fact, I do not usually turn on the television unless I am going to watch "SuperBook", "Veggie-Tales" or perhaps "Adventures in Odyssey" with my 2yo. Otherwise, the television general remains off. I can assure you that this does have an effect on those around you. Sadly, my nieces and nephew do not like spending time at my place because they can not watch "Spongebob" or "Powerpuff Girls" on television (or anything on cartoon network for that matter). Oddly enough, this does not bother me, as at least my son is growing up without a need to watch cartoons and he isn't exposed to all the garbage that the cable companies are trying to sell us as entertainment.

Pax,

Christopher




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