The media is the so-called fourth power, but when the media and politics are combined, what kind of freaks will emerge? The movie wag the dog gives us a dire prediction.
Just like Plato's famous cave dwelling, our perception is like the reflection reflected in the cave by the candlelight. It is not only the object itself but also the candlelight that determines the shadow. The size, orientation and angle of the light are also related to the shape of the shadow. And modern media is the light that connects the message and the audience.
At the time of the presidential election, the scandal of the current president was exposed. In order to cover up his scandal, the president's followers (mainly Robert De Niro) diverted their attention and planned together with Hollywood's Dustin Hoff. A "war" against Albania was launched to form a situation of "Don't change horse in mid stream" for the public to see... and no one doubted it. As a result, the people were fooled, the president was re-elected, and he seemed very happy. Only Hoffman, the unlucky one, was assassinated because he was too excited to disclose his achievements.
We always sing the praises of human reason and think it is the masterpiece of God and the primate of all things. Think that our nobility lies in the soul, but if we lose the soul of independent thinking and the capital of pride, does it mean that human beings have come to the end of their own history? The scary thing is that it is not very difficult for us to lose our minds and become the captives of nationalism. Modern human beings all live in the mimicry of design. Like our world”, our world may be a high-tech disguise. I can't imagine if one day after we discover the truth of this world, will we have the courage to jump out of lies like going out, face the bloody truth, and face the collapse of painful values.
I think this film gave me thinking, in addition to the responsibility and alienation of the media, there is another point is the two sides of democracy. If you look at the world with tinted glasses, the so-called public knowledge and belief may also become absurd. Otherwise, our proud democratic science will become the most barbaric tyranny under the narrow nationalism or the greed of a few people. Democracy and democracy, if the people are not the people, who is the lord, isn't the death of Aristotle the tyranny of democracy? How can we avoid this most dire situation now?
I think that the decentralization of the media may help to decipher the big net of information. In this era of self-media, a hundred schools of thought contend, and various people and various opinions freely express their voices. In the dazzling confusion, we choose different information, just like the method of cutting a circle. Find pi, find the truth in a little approximation. I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. ---Voltaire People's blood boils every time I read the famous saying. Although Weibo is regulated and speech is regulated, I still believe in the brilliance of human nature, the permanence of truth, the victory of justice over evil, and a better tomorrow!
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