Appeal of the Luddites

     The media is turning me off. So I am doing the same for it. The outrage of the black community juxtaposed with the members of the white community who are positioning themselves  as championing the cause of the dissatisfied blacks has gotten overwhelming. Efforts to assuage the inflammation have gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. Who wants to think that a civil war was an acceptable term. Drop that word, and don't say civil service either.That reminds us of  the oxymoronic and racist civil  as in war.
    I've kept the tv on in the empty house; it seemed a comfort to hear voices, but now I'd rather not listen to it, prefer the silence.
    Aside from the opinion and pandering, I just viewed a commercial, a public service announcement of a man sitting with his family, and suddenly exhibiting the symptoms of stroke. His face is contorted, his speech garbled, his hand flopping uselessly and family members horrified. The message is to call for emergency services. I suppose the man is an actor, which makes it even worse.It is horrifying.
    The internet seemed safer for a while until a graphic video of a cat vomiting up a hairball or some undigested matter. I don't care how effective the remedy they're selling, it is a sickening sight.
    I still read the newspapers, and while what is reported may be just as revolting, at least only one of the senses is affected.