XML FeedsGrassroots will protest media outlets on October 17th
By P Alfonso on Oct 11, 2009 | In 1. The Nation | Send feedback »
The Grassroots movement that brought about protests at town hall meetings this summer and the rallies of April 15th, July 4th, and the September 12th March on Washington DC has targeted media outlets. As a response for the lack of media recognition and coverage as a legitimate movement that expresses the concern of millions of Americans, on October 17th, media outlets will be face to face with those they have chosen to ignore and at times attempted to ridicule.
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Operation: Can You Hear Us Now? That is the theme for the protests that will take place nationwide. “Can you year us now? “, was one of the slogans used by the protesters in DC as they repeatedly shouted it towards the Capitol building. You can visit here the link to “Operation: Can You Hear Us Now?”. There are hundreds of scheduled locations in which protests will be taking place. Major targets of these protests are NBC, CBS, ABC and CNN as well as news papers. My home town of Gainesville does not have any of the major TV stations but the Gainesville Sun has been targeted for protests. The Gainesville Sun is owned by The New York Times. Information on the Gainesville Sun can be read by visiting this link.
Why is the focus of this protest important? The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives the press protection from government and the ability to represent the people. It has become obvious that the vast majority of the U.S. media has betrayed our citizens and abandoned the principles that the First Amendment entrusted them. The media has stopped representing the people. It has become a centre for lies, misinformation, indoctrination, cover-ups, distraction from important issues and only represents the masters that own them. Freedom cannot survive without a free media and press which is representative of the people. Their duty is to inform the people with unbiased truth.
Only on the Internet, we can find truthful news and information. The Internet has become the “Enemy of the State”. It is the biggest threat to those who have been using the media and the press for decades to advance their agendas. If it wasn’t for the Internet, we would not know and would not be able to organize to participate in these protests and voice our grievances. We must stay vigilant and protect this source of information that so far and at this point in our lives is the only source that is truly representative of the First Amendment.
To this day the media by their refusal to talk to and accept this grassroots movement fails to understand that the main concern of the millions of these citizens is the loss of Freedom.
The Gainesville Sun location: 2700 SW 13th Street, Gainesville, Florida.
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