I personally find US and world issues an interesting point to focus on so this was a pleasant (and I mean the knowledge gained, not the actual experience for the people) one to get to hear.
I was particularly intrigued with his display of the media in our modern culture and how they actually betray the truth. The media plays up everything to make it more interesting than it really is or is biased by their news agency and cover or uncover things depending on what political faction is backing them. It's embarrassing to those involved in disaster and dishonorable. Instead of helping the people involved in the wake of Katrina, the media exploited their situation for ratings and posterity. In all honesty, this reminds me of a Foamy episode where he complains of the same thing. He states to "put down your cameras and help these people!" Indeed, that is something I can agree with. This is not documentation. This is exploitation. There is an explicit difference and the media had decided to side with ratings before people.
I liked this lecture but certainly depresses you when you think about reading or watching news. You can't take it for fact or at face value. You have to question every word and image presented to you. And that is SAD.
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