tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862174023932643058.post1167009127842836929..comments2023-10-26T08:20:45.326-06:00Comments on Insignificant Wranglings: Santos on Hall on Kanye, Wilson, America, and TelevisionInsignificant Wranglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15950540902913057757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862174023932643058.post-81786818521232401722009-09-21T06:59:04.922-06:002009-09-21T06:59:04.922-06:00I would ask who "people" are, since ther...I would ask who "people" are, since there was a far smaller literate and politically active public in 1776 than there is today. But, on the other hand, <a href="http://www.arasite.org/adftime.htm" rel="nofollow">Adorno noted that free time</a> is something of an ideological weapon. I have no issue with the president's comment, my reservations were more toward (what composition instructors will recognize as) the "society" scapegoat. "Society" isn't necessarily to blame for human evils, humans are. Here, "artificial drama" isn't strictly a television network problem, its a human problem.Insignificant Wranglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15950540902913057757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862174023932643058.post-22673089645760276952009-09-18T23:35:28.699-06:002009-09-18T23:35:28.699-06:00you kidding me? this just proves on how America ha...you kidding me? this just proves on how America has officially hit rock bottom. back in 1776 people did not have television, radio, anything entertainment-wise, so politics was their entertainment. Now for the younger generation most politics are irrelevant because it does not concern them and is for "old foggies." Honestly if anything Obama commenting on the Kanye thing might be a good way to get kids back into politics, aside from it being for all the wrong reasons to do so...Will of Metalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266626170941631013noreply@blogger.com