“The result of every newspaper enterprise depends upon the character of the man who engages in it, his capacity to discern correctly and to adapt his paper to the wants and needs of the audience it is meant to serve.” — H. Watterson.
Henry Watterson (February 16, 1840 – December 22, 1921), the son of a U.S. Congressman from Tennessee, became a prominent journalist in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as a Confederate soldier, author and partial term U.S. Congressman.
As for Henry Watterson being a confederate soldier I wish not to disparage him as he is entirely new to me, found by an old 1884 book on quotations which I consult religiously, as I think this quote is quite applicable to 2023 journalism.
I have had a news media blackout for some days now, iPhone obsolescence did strike as well as a virus, and I put force an effort to upgrade, but it was somewhat in vain,
It has been more serene without the barrage of madness, the self-destructiveness of so many on display, they oblivious to their actions, thinking they are promoting a cause, and hoping for more wealth, always this,
It’s as if we’re in the coliseum of Rome, and the prisoners are fighting the wild animals, the warriors pair off for the main event, with Rome in decline, soon to be no more,
It was nice to not watch the spectacle of the gladiators for a day or two, but I’m but a man on a floating raft, the sharks always swim below, out of sight for the moment, I know I must do what I can tomorrow.
I was going to research and write about conservative media in other western countries, is it so slanted, a toxic propagandist brew like we have here,
You see, it would seem that a beneficial conservative media might be possible, and I think it is needed, as I know so many now lost to the Fox who has not guarded the henhouse but has only manipulated the poultry for years now, the Fox doesn’t even have the decency to eat the hens,
The postings of many conservatives show the malaise brought on by the Fox, these family members and hometown friends, most who dislike my politics, but who are unable to actually debate issues to a needed depth, debilitated by hardened, tempered lies,
The situation is quite dire, but the hens will not believe it is so, yet they hunger for truth, they just won’t acknowledge this,
How so much malfeasance can survive for so many years seems mysterious to me, it must be serving a purpose, as an agent of karma, that can be the only explanation viable to one’s mind.
So my writing was to the possible creation of an actual journalist conservative media to put the ones of Babylon out of business,
Could this ever happen, in the world of the high soaring oligarchy, with so much wealth shifting of the past decades, who would be inclined to rock the luxury super-yachts, to do so,
Most likely this is my fever dream from COVID, I need to drink some hot tea now and rest, I will be fine soon enough, but of the country that’s a different matter altogether.
I am unable to search for the writers who have addressed this very topic, as I’m sure this is not an original thought on my part, I will perhaps do so soon when the virus and technology fixes allow.
Epilogue:
This now impaired writer remembers a recent meme floated on social media showing the giant landowners in Montana. I was aghast to see that although Ted Turner’s place was listed, while the 340,000 acre Beaverhead Ranch (owned and leased land) in southwest Montana owned by the Austrailan Fox guarding the henhouse is not listed. Why I have no idea, it is a very big oversight if that was what it was. What does this guy do at that ranch? What goes on here in Montana is a good question. This ranch was formerly owned by Koch Industries who also own giant ranches in Kansas and Texas. If Chinese interests own one or more listed of the ten or so I viewed is not apparent by the titles. Regardless, the most concerning thing in my mind is the Australian’s.
21st posting, March 9th, 2023