Freedom

On the United Nations website, clearly displayed underneath the UN logo, is an interesting link. This special day was adopted by the UN in 1993 after a recommendation by UNESCO in 1991. The focus is built around, "Celebrating the Fundamental Principles of Press Freedom." How ironic that this day is my birthday.

A fundemental property of being prepared is readiness. We are none of us ready for all things all the time (excluding Tibetan Monks, Jesus, the profits and Jedi Masters ). So it stands that some things will pass us by. Yet it is our charge to remain vigilant of our lives and those things that effect us. The freedom of press afforded us by the Constitution provides a tremendous opportunity to do so.

However, our Constitution is quickly vanishing. Why? Because WE THE PEOPLE have allowed it to be gobbled up in the wake of insatiable monetary conquest. The urges and desires of the corporate elite have undermined the foundations of this once great country, and we have all sat dumbly by. Some have spied the writing on the walls, and known not what to do. Others continue to amble in their cluelessness.

As it stands, our media (press) is no longer free. As a generality, if you saw it on TV, it is probably wrong. At the very least spun. Much that would help shape a better world for all is expunged through the anus of our corporate media giant. It is not crazy to question information. It is not wrong to follow the money trail. Do a quick google search and see who owns your favorite network. In fact, click here to check for yourself.

I will end today by with this...pay attention brothers and sisters. There is, as much as I wish it were different, a tremendously powerful evil alive and well in this world. The press is, as a mechanism, a powerful weapon. It is time we take it back. Question your news. Ask the tough questions that our reporters are supposed to ask. With this, you shall be prepared.