I often think I am alone in my hatred of the current 'cult of the personality' that is so beloved by the media and, it seems, a large part of the population as well. Thankfully, one or two people have managed to convince me otherwise.
Why is it that the news is so often filled with stories about the doings of an assortment of non-entities who simply happen to be 'soap stars', pop singers, models and the like ? We are also fed far too much about the personal lives of the monarchy, politicians, assorted sports people and others whose only claim to fame is their celebrity; few of these people ever contribute anything of real value to the nation, let alone the world.
The 'News' is frequently peppered with stories about what will, or may, happen today, or tomorrow, rather than about what has already happened. More often than not, this includes drivel about celebrity weddings, pop concerts, football matches that have yet to take place and similar non-events that are somehow considered to be 'News' already.
In recent weeks the 'News' was filled as much by what might happen at Wimbledon or in England's next football match as in what had actually happened in the real world. Why is this ? Why are people so interested in being told about what hasn't yet happened rather than in hearing about the real news ? Is it really the case that the bulk of the population is so shallow and stupid as to be more interested in what might be about to happen in the fictitious 'Coronation Street' or 'Eastenders' than in what has happened in the real world ? Is the bulk of our population really so moronic ?
I fear the answers to all of these questions are the ones we would rather not be true and I fear for our futures as a result.
I fear the answers to all of these questions are the ones we would rather not be true and I fear for our futures as a result.
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