Ever stop to think that they had it right a long time ago? Wonder why I don’t read newspapers? This is from a 1937 book by Ferdinand Lundberg, titled “America’s 60 Families.”
“The class inhibitions that haunt the contemporary press under its multimillionaire ownership are responsible in large measure for the neurotic character of American newspapers. Because so many fields of editorial investigation and exposition are taboo, the press as a whole must confine itself to a relatively restricted ’safe’ area.
“This accounts for the undue measure of attention given to the underworld; to petty scandals involving actresses, baseball players, and minor politicians; to sporting affairs and the activities of the quasiwealthy. The press, in short, must compensate for enforced lack of vitality in dynamic fields. In place of an even handed, vital, varied daily news report, the American press as a whole is obliged to present a lopsided news report that is of doubtful reader interest. And in order to recapture the constantly waning attention of readers it must rely upon comic strips, inane ’features,’ contests, gossip columns, fiction, cooking recipes, instruction columns in golf, chess, bridge, stamp collecting, and similar nonsense. American newspapers, in short, are, paradoxically and with few exceptions, not newspapers at all.”
Now that the Christmas Season is upon us, the stores are importing fake Christmas trees, made in China of course, and according to the National Christmas Tree Association, a large number may contain lead, as per the recalled toys. A real Christmas, when I was a kid, and in fact till a few years ago, involved a real tree. My fake tree, at least was made in the USA. When was Jesus born? Probably about October 1st, but it doesn’t matter when. Our Pastor says, and I agree, that the point is he was born! Christmas is of totally pagan origin, but I love it anyway. The music lights, and decorations are just so wonderful! Have a great weekend, and happy birthday, Tchaikovsky!