Posted by
Chip Monk on Monday, November 13, 2006 6:49:50 PM
Well, I thought I had invented a new word, but a little research has shown me that others have come up with the same idea before me. The idea is as follows: America has become a "Mediacracy", a nation governed by the media and politicians responses to what the media says. More and more, people are getting their news from people like Jon Stewart and Jay Leno, and less and less are actually studying the candidates and the issues to make up their minds for themselves. We will see if media coverage of the economy and Iraq changes now that their darlings on the Left have increased their share of power, but it is an uphill battle for conservatives to balance their time between campaigning against their opponent AND the biased media. We can hope that the continued growth of blogging and alternative media sources can serve to offset this advantage, but the next two years will be telling.
Which brings me to another point. The failure of the big-government Republicans in the past six years and the subsequent loss of their majority has sharpened the distinction, at least in my mind, between the two political choices for this country. One side is what I would call the "Traditionalists", those who believe in what America has been historically, who believe in individual freedom and government non-interference, and stand for the long-accepted family values that once defined America. The second group is the "Radical Revisionists". They want to change moral values, economic and tax structures, and expand the influence of government in all sectors of life. These are the forces that oppose life (standing for abortion and euthenasia), the advancement of various minority agendas (regardless of the validity of the cause) and seek to tear down the foundations of this country. These people take their lead from the UN and Europe, and have solid control of the media, Hollywood, and the Democratic Party (as well as major influence over the GOP).
Thus, the battle we will face in politics over the next two years (and beyond) is not between Republicans and Democrats, or even Liberals and Conservatives. Instead, it is between those who love this country as it has been and those who want to change it to become something else. In 2008, Americans will have seen two years of an invigorated Democratic Party with marginal control of both houses and based on the agenda they've pursued, they will be compelled to choose which path they want to take. We can only trust that Americans will rise to the occasion and throw off the shackles of the "Mediacracy" as they return to electing officials who "love America first" rather than "blame America first".
Here's to showing the "Mediacracy" their own mediocrity.