ENew York, eNew York: Kukho umbandela omnye abawuphephayo uninzi lwezopolitiko: ukuthetha ngamajelo eendaba. Uninzi lwazo luchitha ixesha elininzi luzibeka kwindawo yokuhoywa kumajelo eendaba kuba uninzi lubonakala lunjalo imfuneko kwaye uthembele ekubonakaleni kwamajelo eendaba.

Imithombo yeendaba ibonelela ngeoksijini yezopolitiko kwaye, ngenxa yoko, ichaza ukuba kutheni bechitha ixesha elininzi bejikeleza amagama abo noonobhala beendaba abaqeshiweyo, abacebisi kunye nabacebisi.

Ngeendlela ezininzi, ukuba semoyeni kuqinisekisa indima yabo ukuba abukho. Ngenxa yoko, abaninzi basoloko befuna udliwano-ndlebe neendaba zikamabonwakude nakwiinkqubo zangeCawa. Ukubonakala kwemidiya sisixhobo esiphambili kumaphulo asisigxina amaninzi ee-pols aqhubela ukukhethwa kwakhona kunye nokunyuka kwinqanaba lezopolitiko.

Uninzi lwemali abayichitha ixesha elininzi beyinyusa ibuyela kumajelo eendaba kwiintengiso.

Ngenxa yoko, abadli ngokuxoxa ngamava okanye izimvo zabo mhlawumbi ngenxa yokoyika amajelo osasazo aphikisayo ngokucebisa ukuba awasebenzi ngokufanelekileyo. Njengoko kunjalo, uninzi loyika impindezelo yemithombo yeendaba ukuba baphuma emgceni okanye bathi "into engalunganga."

Umongameli u-Obama uye waba ngusopolitiki wamva nje ukubeka inzwane yakhe kumanzi alwayo engxoxo yemithombo yeendaba, kunye nokuqwalaselwa kancinci malunga nendima enamandla edlalwa ngamajelo eendaba ekunikezeni ingxelo-kwaye ihlala igqwetha-iziganeko zezopolitiko.

Kudliwanondlebe kunye neRiphabhlikhi eNtsha, wathi okucacileyo: "Enye yezona zinto zinkulu iya kuba yindlela amajelo eendaba abumba ngayo iingxoxo. kwibhili yenzala eqhelekileyo, emva koko uya kubona abaninzi beyenza loo nto."

"Kuyenzeka okufanayo kwicala leDemokhrasi," utshilo. "Ndicinga ukuba umahluko kukuba amajelo osasazo axhomekeke ekhohlo ayaqonda ukuba ukulungelelaniswa akulona igama elingcolileyo. Kwaye ndicinga ukuba ubuncinane iinkokeli ezifana nam-kwaye ndibandakanya uHarry Reid kunye noNancy Pelosi kule nto-bazimisele ukwenza i-buck ngakumbi. Izinto zephiko-absolutist kwiqela lethu ukuzama ukwenza izinto zenziwe."

U-Obama uphinde wagxeka amajelo eendaba angathathi hlangothi ngokubambelela kwawo “kubuntatheli, obubeka ityala elilinganayo kumaDemocrats kunye namaRiphabhlikhi xa, ngokutsho kukamongameli, amaRiphabhlikhi kufuneka abeke ityala ngakumbi.

UDylan Beyers wePolitico uphawula ukuba yonke imithombo yeendaba ayinayo impembelelo elinganayo kwaye "amajelo eendaba asekunene, ngakumbi uFox kunye neLimbaugh, anempembelelo enkulu kumaRiphabhlikhi - kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo anamandla ngakumbi kunamalungu amaninzi enkongolo."

"[T] yenye yeengxaki ezinkulu esinazo kwindlela abantu ababika ngayo malunga neWashington ngoku, kuba ndicinga ukuba iintatheli ziyixabisa ngokufanelekileyo inkangeleko yokungakhethi buso kunye nengqondo," utshilo u-Obama.

"Kwaye ke indawo emiselweyo yokunikela ingxelo ithi, 'Isibetho kwizindlu zabo zombini.' Phantse kuwo wonke umba, kukuba, 'Ewe, iiDemokhrasi kunye namaRiphabhlikhi akakwazi ukuvuma'-ngokuchaseneyo nokujonga ukuba kutheni bengavumelani.

Uphosisa into awayeyijonga njengokuthanda ukujongana ngezikhondo zamehlo okufak’ isandla kumqobo esiwubona endulini.

"Eminye [yemiqobo yamaziko] inento yokwenza namajelo ethu eendaba kunye nokuba yintoni efumana ingqalelo," utshilo. Akukho mntu ungena kumabonakude esithi, 'Ndivumelana nomlingane wam welinye iqela.' Abantu bangena kumabonwakude ngokubizana ngamagama kwaye bethetha ezona zinto zingaqhelekanga. "

Ngoku oku kuthambile kakhulu, kwaye akujongi ukuba kutheni kusetyenziswe uhlobo olubaliweyo lwe-formulaic polarization ukuze kuxhamle amajelo eendaba ngokwawo ngokubeka amanqaku kwaye ekugqibeleni ingeniso.

Uninzi lwentetho yethu yezopolitiko yenzeka kwiitshaneli zentambo ezingenabo abaphulaphuli ababebonwa ngunxibelelwano ngokwesiko. Wonke umntu osebenza kumajelo eendaba uyazi ukuba ukulwa yayiyenye yeefomati ezaziwa kakhulu kwintambo enekhathuni ephantse ibe ngabalinganiswa abafumana ingqalelo. Ezopolitiko lolunye uhlobo lokujijisana nokubetha imilo nemilo ekrakra eyandayo.

Owayesakuba nguSekela Mongameli u-Al Gore oye wahlambalazwa ngokugxekwa kweendaba ngendima yakhe ekuthengiseni i-cable channel yangoku kwi-AlJazeera, kunye nenzuzo ekuthengisweni, kwixesha elidlulileyo uye waqonda ngakumbi (xa wawugqibela nini ukubona amajelo eendaba ehlasela amanye amajelo eendaba. abalawuli kunye neenkampani zokuzityebisa kwizivumelwano zemidiya?)

Owayesakuba yintatheli, wabhala kwincwadi yakhe yowama-2007 ethi, “The Assault on Reason,” njengoko kucatshulwe kwi-“Lost Remote, the Home of Social TV,” “Enyanisweni, into ethethwa lulawulo lukamabonwakude kukuba ixabiso lendalo leepolitiki . ukubekwa phambili ngabagqatswa ngoku ubukhulu becala akunamsebenzi xa kuthelekiswa namaphulo entengiso asekwe kwimifanekiso abawasebenzisayo ukubumba iimbono zabavoti. Iindleko eziphezulu zezi ntengiso ziye zayandisa kakhulu indima yemali kwezopolitiko, kunye nempembelelo yabo banikela ngayo.

Yiyo loo nto ukhankaso lohlaziyo lwezimali, nokuba luyilwe kakuhle, luhlala luphosa ingongoma ephambili: okoko eyona ndlela iphambili yokubandakanyeka kwingxoxo yezopolitiko kukuthenga intengiso kamabonakude ebiza imali eninzi, imali iya kuqhubeka ngandlel’ ithile ukongamela ipolitiki yaseMelika. Kwaye ngenxa yoko, izimvo ziya kuqhubeka ukudlala indima enciphileyo. ”

Uqhubeka ecaphula umdla weendaba malunga neminyaka kunye no-OJ Simpson, uChandra Levy, uBritney Spears kunye noParis Hilton, phakathi kwabanye. “Kwihlabathi likamabonwakude, ulwazi oluninzi lukwicala elinye kuphela, nto leyo eyenza kube nzima ngabantu ukuba bathabathe inxaxheba kwincoko yesizwe. Abantu ngabanye bayayamkela, kodwa abakwazi ukuthumela. bayeva, kodwa abathethi; ‘Ummi onolwazi oluphangaleleyo’ usengozini yokuba ‘ngabaphulaphuli abahlekileyo.’”

Oku kuthatyathwe kugxeko-ncomo lukamabonakude olubi kakhulu olubizwa ngokuba “Sizonwabise Ukusa Ekufeni” ngumgxeki weendaba ongasekhoyo uNeil Postman ozimvo zakhe, phakathi koninzi lwabagxeki beendaba, zingafane zibonwe okanye ziviwe emoyeni.

Iphephancwadi lemizi-mveliso iBroadcasting & Cable lambetha uGore ngokuba nesibindi sokubek’ ityala ngazo naziphi na iingxaki zethu zentlalo nenkcubeko kumabonwakude, libhala lathi: “Umabonwakude akazange enze le meko. Ikho ukuze ibukelwe, okanye hayi. Inokuthi iguqulelwe kwi-Spike okanye i-PBS. UAl Gore uqukumbela ngelithi “abemi abazi kakuhle” basengozini yokuba “ngabaphulaphuli abonwabileyo.” Kukho ezinye "iinyaniso ezingathandekiyo" kwi-media screed ye-Gore. Kukwakho nomthwalo we-baxo.”

Kunzulu kangakanani, (okanye akunjalo, ngamazwi abo) kodwa ukuthi uGore "uyancwina" yindlela nje yokuhlekisa nokugxotha ukugxeka kwakhe. Uzamile kodwa wasilela ukwakha i-Curent ibe ngumjelo onokucela umngeni kwi-mediaocracy yethu, kodwa mhlawumbi ngokuba khona nje, uye wanceda ekudaleni ithuba lokuba indlalifa yayo, i-AlJazeera ezayo, iMelika ingenza umsebenzi ongcono.

News Dissector Danny Schechter edits Mediachannel.org, the media watch network that goes back on line this week. He blogs at Newsdissector.net. He also hosts a show on ProgressiveRadioNetwork.com (PRN.fm) Comments to dissector@mediachannel.org.

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