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The t.v. controls everything in our lives.
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The T.V. controls us and everything we do.

Think about it, everything "comforatable" is faced to a screen.
Drawing you in.
Inviting you to absorb all it has to say.
Turn on the news. Propaganda.

It raises your children. Tells their easily warped minds how to behave In every way it can.

Ask me questions.


Also on a different note, I hate private christian schools.:mad2:


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UncleLuke said:
you talking about the child porn? I can explain that... it's my nephew.

stickyicky13 said:
I'm not gay, I'm brittish! you let one guy put his wiener in your bottom and instantly everyone thinks you are a poofta

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: skeeter]
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You need this link


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:bunny::bunnyhug:
All this time I've loved you
And never known your face
All this time I've missed you
And searched this human race
Here is true peace
Here my heart knows calm
Safe in your soul
Bathed in your sighs
:bunnyhug: :yinyang2:

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: MushroomTrip]
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That's exactly what im discovering.


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UncleLuke said:
you talking about the child porn? I can explain that... it's my nephew.

stickyicky13 said:
I'm not gay, I'm brittish! you let one guy put his wiener in your bottom and instantly everyone thinks you are a poofta

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: skeeter]
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you are all full of crazy


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Everything I have ever said is total bogus bs I am full of crud therefore everything I say should never be taken literal.

And I am mentally unstable.

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: skeeter]
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Yup...


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:bunny::bunnyhug:
All this time I've loved you
And never known your face
All this time I've missed you
And searched this human race
Here is true peace
Here my heart knows calm
Safe in your soul
Bathed in your sighs
:bunnyhug: :yinyang2:

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: budmanman]
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budmanman said:
you are all full of crazy

Trip.
Turn on the T.V.
You will understand. Trust me.


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UncleLuke said:
you talking about the child porn? I can explain that... it's my nephew.

stickyicky13 said:
I'm not gay, I'm brittish! you let one guy put his wiener in your bottom and instantly everyone thinks you are a poofta

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: skeeter]
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Just a friendly reminder that you control everything you do.
As it is, television programs the mind. It may seem like it has some control over us, but he viewer is always a willing participant. They are putting their own mind on the line by being fascinated with the "entertainment" of the program. When you let down your guard completely the program has the biggest impact.
Most heavy TV watchers don't really think about the impact it has on them. It's just part of life these days.

Our lives are programmed by society from birth, so we end up taking part in what everyone else takes part in. It takes conscious effort to step back from that cycle of influence and see the bigger picture.

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: Clean]
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This is mind-blowing. I used to be a heavy tv watcher, not anymore. Pssh I'm getting rid of the son of a bitch.:crankey:


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UncleLuke said:
you talking about the child porn? I can explain that... it's my nephew.

stickyicky13 said:
I'm not gay, I'm brittish! you let one guy put his wiener in your bottom and instantly everyone thinks you are a poofta

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: skeeter]
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excellent choice.
if you want to watch something thought provoking, without any ads.. check this out.

Edited by Clean (04/13/07 08:10 PM)

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: Clean]
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man Tsarion is so way off with some of his interpretations, but most of his stuff is right on.

TVs emit an alpha wave signal even when they are turned off, so UNPLUG em...

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: Middleman]
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The day that I see someone behind a podium that I agree with 100% will hoepfully be the day I die.

He's great at finding obscure quotes and facts which illustrate things quite clearly, no theories needed.

Edited by Clean (04/13/07 09:42 PM)

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: skeeter]
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Disentertainment


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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: skeeter]
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skeeter said:
The T.V. controls us and everything we do.


False. I agree with most of the sentiments that you express, but a definite statement that "television controls us and everything we do" is so blatantly false that it must be openly designated as false. :smirk:

Television, what is that? Is that the device that I occasionally watch DVD's on? The device that has only one cord attached to it, the power cord? :lol: I wonder how such a device could exert such an enormous influence over myself... please tell me! :grin:

Quote:
Also on a different note, I hate private christian schools.:mad2:


:lol:


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:redpanda:
If I should die this very moment
I wouldn't fear
For I've never known completeness
Like being here
Wrapped in the warmth of you
Loving every breath of you
:heartpump: :bunnyhug: :yinyang:

:yinyang: :levitate: :earth: :levitate: :yinyang:

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: fireworks_god]
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the tell-a-vision only controls the one who gives up self-determination. :mushroom2:


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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: fireworks_god]
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You know what I mean. Television stations.

In my trip I felt like the TV had my head in a vise grip. Wierd.


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UncleLuke said:
you talking about the child porn? I can explain that... it's my nephew.

stickyicky13 said:
I'm not gay, I'm brittish! you let one guy put his wiener in your bottom and instantly everyone thinks you are a poofta

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: skeeter]
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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: AlteredAgain]
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the television told me that I have nothing to worry about, that it isn't forcing thoughts into my mind and that it isn't trying to influence me in any way.

but seriously, once during a moment in a trip where I thought I was losing it I turned on the TV in hopes that familiar comedic personalities might comfort me, only to be overwhelmed by some horrible sense that my mind was rapidly being lost to it.


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From dust you are made and to dust you shall return.

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: skeeter]
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Quote:
Also on a different note, I hate private christian schools.:mad2:


You and I both man.

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: Clean]
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Clean said:
Just a friendly reminder that you control everything you do.
As it is, television programs the mind.
Just a friendly reminder that you control everything you do.
As it is, television programs the mind. It may seem like it has some control over us, but he viewer is always a willing participant. They are putting their own mind on the line by being fascinated with the "entertainment" of the program. When you let down your guard completely the program has the biggest impact.
Most heavy TV watchers don't really think about the impact it has on them. It's just part of life these days.

Our lives are programmed by society from birth, so we end up taking part in what everyone else takes part in. It takes conscious effort to step back from that cycle of influence and see the bigger picture.


That's idealism. People do not choose to be poor or ignorant, it happens in accordance with physiological mechanisms and cultural programming. They may literally have no control over the situation.

Saying "you control everything and should make an effort to change" is blaming people, as opposed to understanding the situation and correcting the problem. I know that tendency itself can be seen as automatic, however I think describing/discussing the problem is essential in determining a solution.


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"Both liberty and equality are among the primary goals pursued by human beings through many centuries; but total liberty for wolves is death to the lambs" -- Isaiah Berlin

Edited by FrenchSocialist (04/14/07 02:16 AM)

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Re: The t.v. controls everything in our lives. [Re: FrenchSocialist]
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FrenchSocialist said:
Clean said:
Just a friendly reminder that you control everything you do.
As it is, television programs the mind.
Just a friendly reminder that you control everything you do.
As it is, television programs the mind. It may seem like it has some control over us, but he viewer is always a willing participant. They are putting their own mind on the line by being fascinated with the "entertainment" of the program. When you let down your guard completely the program has the biggest impact.
Most heavy TV watchers don't really think about the impact it has on them. It's just part of life these days.

Our lives are programmed by society from birth, so we end up taking part in what everyone else takes part in. It takes conscious effort to step back from that cycle of influence and see the bigger picture.


That's idealism. People do not choose to be poor or ignorant, it happens in accordance with physiological mechanisms and cultural programming. They may literally have no control over the situation.

Saying "you control everything and should make an effort to change" is blaming people, as opposed to understanding the situation and correcting the problem. I know that tendency itself can be seen as automatic, however I think describing/discussing the problem is essential in determining a solution.


I agree with you here! But, I'd like to elaborate. From birth till a certain age, a person was not in control of their environment, parents, role models, and programing. This period determined the foundation of who a person is. As physical and mental growth progresses, one becomes less dependent on other people dictating choices for them. However, there's still a lot of external factors that one will never be in control of. All one can do is maximize the opportunities that are created by the Power of choice regarding the options that they are given.

Compassion and non-judgement of others comes into play, when one recognizes that due to the circumstances of peoples birth, some people would have not been able to develop the skills, awareness, or tools to recognize and maximize the options that are in fact presented to them. They understand, if they too where raised under the same circumstances, they themselves would not have evloved any better.

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates feel that they have won the lottery of life being born in the environment and circumstances they were in. Although they were financially successful due to their skills and indeed earned every dollar they have, they understand that others were not given the same opportunities. Life is not fair and they feel its their duty to use their success to try and bring equality regarding opportunities to as much people as possible.

In essence, who you would become was not your choice but just a matter of fufilling your destiny. One can only be held responsible for the choices they were aware of. Ignorance should be forgiven. And it is possible for one to choose not to accept their destiny, thereby creating avoidable misery. There is no external benchmark that can accurately measure a person's internal efforts. And isn't this what a person should really be graded on, if any?

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