Election day is this week, FINALLY! The presidential election has been going on FOREVER or at least it seems that way. What will the pundits talk about when it’s over?
The media will come up with all sorts of nonsense and speculation:
- What will the new president do when he takes office?
- Who will he appoint?
- Will he get anywhere with his agenda?
- What do people think about the new president?
- When will he begin campaigning for re-election?
- How is the Market reacting to the new president? (just in case you missed it, The Market has become a person, and a very powerful, unstable one at that!)
Has it always been like this? I thought the news was about what is ACTUALLY HAPPENING not about people’s reactions to what might happen. Silly me!
The media plays a large role in amplifying negativity. Granted, these are not the easiest of times what with instability in our financial markets and war on two fronts not going particularly well (that’s not counting the War on Drugs), but do we really need teasers such as: “Learn how your food might be KILLING YOU… tonight at 11.”
I mean, REALLY, give me a freaking break! Every time you turn on the TV, radio or computer, the hysterical cackling intensifies. How much worse are things because of the broadcasting of hysteria? We have become afraid of everything – our food, our drink, melting ice caps, terrorists, drugs, avian flu, the upcoming flu season, financial Armageddon, McCain or Obama (depending on who you’re for). The list goes on forever. And what does all this fear accomplish? It increases our difficulties, intensifies the downturn, creates more instability in The Market.
What would happen if we stopped listening to it all? I am going to give it a try – right after the election results are in.
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