The Corporate Media vs. The Hallmark Channel/Food Network

 

CNN Falls to 17th in Primetime Ratings with 367,000 Viewers, Behind Food Network Amid Declining Viewership Since November 2024 Election

CNN Hits 24-Year Low with 61,000 Viewers as MSNBC Faces Significant Decline

MSNBC's Joy Reid Loses 53% of Viewers Post-Election; Network Hits 20-Year Low with 621,000 Total Viewers

It would appear that the above headlines would indicate that the People have had it with the bullshit that the MSM spews every day. I mean 20-year lows? That takes some doing, especially when you're primarily funded by the pharmaceutical industry which has bottomless pockets. 

So what has changed that has caused this meteoric shift in "news" consumption by consumers?

Now I haven't engaged in Corporate media in nearly 6 years because I caught on relatively early to their continued propaganda for their Team. I became exhausted living in the silo of my choosing only having my beliefs reenforced b my Team. And make no mistake these cable news shows are just that; silos. Echo chambers seldom challenging their teammates on nearly any topic that you could choose. Never speaking truth to power. Seldom asking tough questions to any member of their Team. It was and is sickening to watch.

As I look at it now, eyes wide open, what they are continuing to do is so blatantly obvious I sometimes feel as though I have an X Men power that few of us have. But it's not a superpower in the least. I simply began doing MY OWN research into the stories they were reporting. I began to scour the internet, podcasts, alternative sources to try and find a consistent point-of-view that had little to do with WHAT  I believed at the time. I wanted the TRUTH and nothing more. I long for the media to very simply give me the facts and the I will decide what to do with the information presented. 

But therein lies the problem with Corporate media.....Money.

There's quite simply too many cooks in the kitchen looking to display their own view points to the masses and call it "news". Too few actual journalists doing the hard work of checking sources before reporting on a given issue. No; now all that is required is that you have a source, who can and quite frequently is, anonymous. Just. Be. First.

While the competitive side of me fully understands the drive to want to be the best, the accuracy of a story counts more for me than who reported it first. Most of the time I couldn't even recall who broke a given story and honestly don't care to try.

Going into 2025 my goal with regard to politics, is to see Corporate media succumb to the will of the People and die.

There are far too many topics to touch on in a single blog post, so I'm seriously considering doing a separate post for every story that they've gotten wrong and never offered a retraction or apology. This is the vast majority of the stories they've completely missed on over the past 2 decades.

I challenge anyone reading this rag to seek out alternative sources. Does this source have an axe to grind against the target of their story? Who owns/funds the news source? How long have they been doing investigative journalism. (Also, I'm not one that buys into the Corporate belief that you must have gone to journalism school in order to do good solid work in the press. Nothing could be farther from the truth.)

Where Do I Fit?

 It's sometimes very difficult to know where you fit in. Whether in a new job, a new school, or just arriving at military boot camp. Fitting in, can be tough.

However, maybe the toughest situation to try and fit in is as a son-in-law of a blended family. Phew! I've "been a part" of this family now for neatly 10 years and I still have no earthly idea where I fit; what my role is; do I even have a fucking role? It's wild that as a 54-year-old man I'm trying to determine not only where i fit, but do I even fit?

Being the husband in a blended family is one of the most difficult, torturous things I've ever been involved with. You're married to these kids' Mother, but you're also definitely NOT their Father; not do they want you to be. The hurt and the emotional pain associated with this particular set up can sometimes be overwhelming. I've cried, I've drank to excess, I've left the home for hours on end going absolutely nowhere and I've spent a large portion of this relationship angry.....because I'm hurt. In April of 2021 (I think) I made peace with my lot in life and decided to end it all. I was tired of being a burden to the people that I care about. Fortunately a phone call from my beloved sister stopped me before I could go through with it. I think about that day alot.

It really is maddening for all parties involved. I completely understand that I've brought a large part of this on myself. But I also believe that I was never given a fair shot by the woman that I love to simply be me. She didn't like that version of me for her children and have played 2nd or 3rd fiddle ever since. I know it sounds like I'm whining and I'm trying desperately to not make it sound that way. i truly am lost. 

So if you happen to be reading this and have any sort of guidance or wisdom please comment. Thanks

There's No Such Thing As "Toxic Masculinity"

"Toxic masculinity" is a completely made up term by militant feminists to justify their own internal hatred for all men.

Better put, when the media and academia use this term, it's nearly always used in a pejorative sense and, according Michael J. Karson Ph.D., J.D., its used to mean "paranoia, sociopathy, malignant narcissism, or self-righteous vindictiveness." (https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/feeling-our-way/202205/the-myth-of-toxic-masculinity)

It stemmed from the #MeToo movement a few years back in which women were to be believed with regard to violence against them, alleged sexual harassment or assault, with utter disregard for the facts of a given case. Thus completely disemboweling one's right to assume innocence until proven guilty in a court of law. Most of us on social media have seen the would-you-rather scenario of a woman in the woods choosing a bear over a man.

The question itself raises serious questions for me as to the mental state of the women asking it. Like, have you seen a fucking grizzly up close? It's simply a moronic question and one that I feel was asked to elicit a desired type of response from both men and women.

Having said all that, there are certainly toxic people, men and women, in society. I don't think anyone who's had a bad date could debate that. But to ascribe all the negative attributes of "toxic masculinity" to half the country's population is just nuts.

The newest trend against masculinity and men in general is women shaving their heads and refusing to have sex with men as protest against Trump winning the election. Now I'm a libertarian, so you do whatever you choose with your body. Just please understand that your choice doesn't come without the consequences of ridicule, and you all look ridiculous. And it's ironic that the women who are shaving their heads (at least the ones that I've seen online) are not attractive in the least.

The world needs men. The world also needs women, and if the radical feminists continue to degrade all things manly or masculine, we will simply stop showing up for you. There's data to show that it's already happening in the dating area. Men are simply sick of being beaten down for simply being men.

I believe that your anger is severely misplaced. Dig a little deeper or talk to a professional and fins the true source of your issues; because for the most part, it ain't us.