The
number of the unemployed are steadily on the increase. At least that's
the case in Spain. This is bad news, worse for some than for others,
particularly the unemployed. But television is doing better, with almost
equal increase in the number of viewing audience. No worry about any
revolution, or civil wars, because there's TV. Instead of burning
churches, factories or cars, the jobless stay at home watching 'Who's
talking now' or 'Big Brothers' for the good part of the day then go to
bed.
To have a revolution it's best to have nothing, not even trash programmes in the tele with which to dope their desperation. If everything goes bad there's always TV. It offers hours of remedy to numb or sooth the pain of frustration and uncertainty for the future. You get comfortable on the couch, just stare at the screen, and let slip away the long hours. The television stations find longer queues these days by their doors, with people who try to be more possible, hoping for their chances to be picked for bit parts in reality shows, paid audience, extras, general dog's body. The only thing you need to do is to sell the last thing you have left, your image, as much or to the extent your dignity permits. Deep in economic crisis one's dignity becomes a volatile substance that evaporates in direct proportion to one's material needs, of which one has learned and accustomed to depend on. TV knows this very well as it is one of the teachers showing us the thousand and one marvellous products we must have to live a good life. But they have omitted to show people what they can do to have the means necessary to afford that wonderful life promised. |
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