re: Bah, I say! Bah!

Response to television and global unity:

"bah! i get knocked down for referencing television yet you believe it can save the world! you are not being a very good student of philosophy- the principle of charity is essential.

but more seriously, to use television in that fashion would most likely mean control of its use on a level close to fascism. otherwise how do you insure that its sending the "correct" message?"

You referenced the content of a fictional television series as an example of a real world situation.

I believe that the spread of media from different cultures helps in the peace process by exposing more people to positive images of the rest of the world. I mentioned nothing about controlling the content of the media, only encouraging diversity.

A good example of this can be seen in the show Heroes. Heroes, in my opinion, is groundbreaking in that it features characters of different ethnicities and languages prominently in their episodes. The message just happens to be very progressive, encouraging others to be heroes and even promoting the one laptop per child campaign amongst their fans.

Its not about passing legislation to make these things happen, but to build a demand for programs like this in the market and reward those who take these kinds of initiatives. The exposure is what I’m talking about, not the content.

There are other progressive American programs like The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour and Aliens in America.

Notice, I will never EVER list Mind of Mencia in this category.