Dan Rather, OJ and the Culture of the Delusional Celebrity
there used to be a difference between celebrity and notoriety.
the line has become blurred.
and not just in the media, but in the culture as a whole.
the media uses notoriety to break through the clutter – clutter which is the result of the proliferation of media outlets; in the old days – when there were three networks it was easier to reach a large segment of the population.
now, media outlets are more numerous and each reach a smaller and harder to reach segment.
to maximize the size of their audience – and maximize dollars – the media use scandalous stuff.
individuals like rather prove that many people have blurred the line, too.
overall, the sense of shame is disappearing – or should i say the ability to feel ashamed.
this all began in the 1960′s with the counter-culture. and it is the deliberate strategy of the postmodern left.
it is gramscian.
so-called “progressives” are really counter-culture people who want to destroy traditional culture and replace it with a PC state run by an socialist elite.
oj and rather are therefore to side of the gramscian coin:
oj – a notorious criminal exploited by the msm.
rather: a fool who no longer can feel shame.
