I want some good news. I don't want the stupid kitten in a tree news or the old lady doing gymnastics news. I want some damned good news.
I want to know that the good guys exist. It would be nice to see them winning, too, but I'll settle for their existence.
I want to hear about an entire inner city school do well on exams and not have it be some freak occurance or the result of some suburban school's tutoring program.
I want to read a story about all members of all religions smile and welcome each other to come on in and have a cup of coffee and a cookie.
I want the press to say, "Hey, we don't know if the next story is entirely accurate. Let us point out the possible flaws before we go any further."
I want reporters and government officials to stop using democracy inter-changeably with capitalism. And let's see some other alternatives proposed. Why not toss in despotism or anarcho-capitalism or elective monarchy? And then democracy might really sound like good news.
I want to see casinos give away all their money and go bankrupt.
I want reporting about people who are on the street using drugs get suddenly interested in community gardens. They will also want to be used for scientific testing to see if brain tissue can be regenerated or used more efficiently.
I want a doctor to say that they won't be curing cancer soon, but that if someone is terminally ill, they'll take all the pain away and put it in a box to be buried at some later date.
And this stuff will all be on the news with no hint of past turmoil or trouble. It will be reported with happiness and joy and with encouragement to tell everybody how great things are.
Oh! Happy day!
Posted by dotty at June 4, 2004 09:52 PM