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Our skills of trust have fallen into dangerous levels of atrophy As cyber-optic dream worlds pump ‘values’ into our core The eyes of men and women taught to view each other with suspicion And as cliché as the Matrix, many of us have never used them before So what is the reason for this violent alienation? Why are we driving away our sisters and our best friends? And why am I crying as I write this with a sigh? And does this chasm between us show any signs of having an end? It is strange how society condones the exploitation of women Perhaps we’re still in the dark ages, contrary to popular beliefs You see, if the slightest comment is made that is even remotely racist A righteous hammer will descent to crush such utter blasphemy The core of this issue is probably men’s fear of lost control And the wisdom to this dilemma seems so terrifyingly elusive Pornography is so pervasive in this culture it is unavoidable Women, can you see men as souls reacting, and can you possibly forgive? After divorcing a woman I judge guilty of the most terrible betrayal Who led me into a place filled with cynicism and tears I feel a pilot light of warmth threatening to soften my heart When I wonder what hideous faces lurk beneath her deepest fears Perhaps I’m justified to say this is a universe of duality Where differences can so beautifully lead to the sweetest reunion And exposure can reveal the shimmering luster of a hidden pearl The way a grain of sand can fester into insight and new wisdom So this brings me back to my original question Was it not inevitable this would happen to our culture? A society of people who get their identity from the electronic storyteller Who with flashy images and hypnotism so subtly tells us who we are Thanks to the work of Professor George Gerbner (1919-2005). His research on the effects of TV are insightful. Also, kudos to the Media Education Foundation. Their videos on youtube about the media dissect like a laser beam.
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