media
You hit on the lie which we all seem to accept like a lot of mindless sheep.
Whenever there is protest about something "outrageous" the media always responds with "don't blame us - we give the public what they demand".
So, where is this "demand" exactly ? - are we all out on the streets everywhere telling
interviewers with clipboards that a lot more porn is required on our tv screens
and we want to know far more in our newspapers about who slept with who last night ? (when the paparazzi were well focussed on someone creeping out of the door of an apartment in the early hours of the morning - or even the President of France disguising himself in a motor bike helmet) ( which really didn't fit very well).
The media leads, not follows - their influence is far too strong - but it is all down to viewing and readership figures at the end of the day.
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