TV Dangers [was Re: metaTHAAD was: Son of Star Wars]

From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@www.aeiveos.com)
Date: Mon Nov 01 1999 - 13:43:00 MST


On Sun, 31 Oct 1999 EvMick@aol.com wrote:

>
> Or Ozone depletion......or global warming.......(I feel your pain)....or
> nuclear winter......(read my lips).....or the homeless.....or the population
> explosion.....or the danger of asbestos.....or .....or.......
>
> TV.....lie to you?
>
Actually these all have some level of reality/danger depending on
when they would occur or the average threat to individuals. If
I were to order them, I would say:

Asbestos > Ozone depletion > Global Warming > Nuclear Winter >
  Population Explosion > Homeless.

Comments:
  Asbestos: Very bad (over time) if exposed
  Ozone: Direct effects observed in animals and perhaps humans
  Global Warming: Ask someone living in North Carolina...
  Nuclear Winter: There are still lots of weapons out there.
  Population Explosion: Recently cut back from previous predictions by the UN
  Homeless: Not a significant impact on the average person.

What TV doesn't do unfortunately is provide much of a global
perspective.

Robert



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