Overheard two old white men talking about Charlie Kirk’s murder this morning. The conversation went pretty much like this:
“Killings are just everywhere, every day.”
“Cities are becoming death zones.”
“Our country is just going to Hell!”
People think that way because bad news sells. If you watched any media this past week it is just filled with the Kirk assassination, just as it once was for Minnesota legislator deaths or attempts on Pelosi, Giffords, school shootings or even Trump.
Suggesting that things are bad, very bad and that your listeners, viewers or readers are in danger, sells audience and audience means money.
Not much money in covering, recovering and recovering good news like: The FBI reports that murders are down over 30% these past four years and down over 60% since the 70s, 80s and 90s highs.
Be scared and buy, buy, buy.
Richard Kimball
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