Biggest threat to the
world is the terminological terrorism of MSM
Biggest
threat to the world is not global warming, not terrorism but the terminological
terrorism by MSM ( Main Stream Media)
In
general, many words, especially that are abstract terms and those used in the
realm of emotions, religion and those used in the corridors of political discourse
accumulate a huge carapace of connotations over their denotation that this
evolutionary trend may end up even burying the original meaning of word.
Coming
to specifically socio political terms ( jargons should I say) are so freely
used and misused that what is perceived as a lofty terminology is, often,
appropriated and/or assigned according to who the beneficiary or the victim.
Now
this self appointed champions of verbal industry, the popular media, is engaged
in this game that in its enthusiasm to project as mass opinion communicators (
actually playing the role of mass opinion molding factories) are doing a great
disservice to society of youth, leaving posterity in confusion through (
nuanced misuse of meanings) that future generation may not be able to
understand the meaning of any issue, individual or context as the nicely worded
opinions, agendas, prejudices would be masking the facts.
Actually,
words do not have ownership nor are there globally accepted authorities to
arbitrate on any linguistic debates. So, it has more or less become a free for
all, where the seasoned, skilled but crooked media chaps misuse to the hilt
through their platforms media houses at the behest of their pay masters to
portray as they wish.
The
misuse of any platform or medium by a selected few for their vested interests
reaches a saturation point may gradually vanish in relevance or relative
attention and importance the majority give to it in the long run as has
happened to the influence of Roman empire and its sectarian religious edicts in
Europe.
So, it
is high time that globally media houses exercise some self restraint instead of
exaggerations and provocations for sensationalism.
Really
civilized and intelligent people must provide hope albeit acknowledging
differences and divisions ( not mere exaggerate them to create animosity or use
it for peddling victimhood) but generate synergy and synthesis to pick positive
aspects to create possibility of unity among at our species, human beings.
Biggest
unaddressed silent threat to humanity is not global warming not terrorism but
Main Stream Media which dumps so much of negativity in most parts of the world
that if any organization can quantify the time, money, energy, resources,
negative sociopsychological and emotional impact then the loss would be much
more than those collectively caused by wars and natural calamities.
The
bandwidth of dissent itself can be much larger and more saner.
DISSENT need not necessarily mean
Disseminating differences disproportionately
Internationalize or internalize for
Sensationalizing and scandalizing to
Social engineer selectively by
Exaggerations and extrapolations through
Nuanced and new found
Terminological terrorism as a trend.
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