It's really staggering how effective the media is...

It ensures unquestioned, unconditional American support for a tyrannical state (Israel) at the cost of billions of dollars annually.

It ensures that people ignore high-quality music and open their mouths for the putrid piss that is assembly line modern pop.

Free thought, high art, philosophical discourse, etc. are all under siege. Ever notice how you have to pay extra for HBO? Almost nobody I know has it, and as a result the only programming that could be considered thought-provoking works of art are ignored in favour of MuchMusic, sitcoms, reality TV, etc. Shows like Six Feet Under (where pot is smoked constantly, various ideals and worldviews are explored, corporatism is mocked, etc.) are not widely watched, and so people stare glassy-eyed at the propaganda box, munching on the products they're told to buy.