Your speech on May 6, 2004 at the University of Washington was very inspiring and was full of great ideas that needed to be implemented in order to get a better Media and Government. This will make society itself better as a whole. First, I would like to start with your comments on the changing media. You were right about the changing media and its impact on society. I would also like to inform you that the media has continued to change since your speech that will satisfy some of your troubles. The following video shows what may happen even further in the future.
As you can see, the media has began to expose the government and gotten behind what it is up to. In your speech, you said that the more people know, the more they are opposed to the current media system. There have been many ways in which this has been happening. For example, journalists are looking in to government officials more and reporting on facts rather than what the official wants the audience to know. A prime example of this is when Governor Spitzer was caught with a prostitute, something that he has stood against his entire career. This link shows how new and more advanced media can get more information out to the public. This is a blog open to anyone that shows facts of the situation. Another example is Norman Solomon’s “War Made Easy,” a documentary about the role of government in the media and what needs to be done about it. In your speech, you mentioned the Bush administration feeding lies to the public in order to go to war. In the following clip, War Made Easy exposes what really happened during the Gulf of Tonkin:
With the newly elected President Barrack Obama, a new plan being implemented in order to benefit the working class more will cause that group of people to vote. One of your points was that only 50% of the population votes, and that is because there is no reason for them to. With this new system, it will give more people reason to vote, and will give more power back to the people. Giving an equal vote to all people will stop the elections from being over before they actually vote.
As you can see, the new and advanced technology and media has started to take your side, and the fact is they need to keep listening to your ideas in order to make a better society. I agree with you that we are going to win this battle, and the last 5 years alone have shown that it is possible to make changes that will benefit society as a whole.
