So I don't know how familiar all of you guys are with John Butler, but he is an amazingggg musician, and I really appreciate his music because not only is his music pleasing to the ear, but it also sends really interesting messages. It's a little late, but on the whole issue of media and knowledge, here are the lyrics to his one song "Media." If you get a chance, youtube it or download it.
What you watch, what you read
What you perceive is to be truth
It is all so subjective
So what you believe is up to you
But what are we to believe in
Between the lies and the truth?
Media has vested interest
So what you believe is up to you.
But how are we to make sense of these turbulent times
When all they do is censor our minds
Only telling what they want us to know
Only half of the story told
So what is wrong? What is right?
No truth can there be seen
Well it's all there in your new religion
Just turn on your TV screen
Watch the sex and drugs and all that violence
Look what they are feeding you
Propaganda yes indeed its,
its all there to confuse
And if the truth can't be found
I'll find my own underground
And if the truth is never to be seen
I'll find my own in between
Don't believe the lies, read between the lines,
Don't believe the lies, critically analyze.
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I really like how he says that he will find his own truth. by critically analyzing and reading between the lines, and not settling for the first thing you hear. To me, truth is subjective. But one can have real truth in things through discovering it for themselves. Exploring our world without media and propaganda is the way it should be done. Have experiences, and then find lessons from the travels.
Life's just like the tour bus, the guide can tell you whatever they want if you stay on the bus, so you should get out and look around on your own, take pictures, and place your truth in those first hand experiences.
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