Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 15:51:00 -0700
Reply-To: Mark Weigand <mweigand@usa.net>
From: mail.usa.net@usa.net
Subject: Re: CBS and Racism:
To: coatesrd@casmail.muohio.edu,
        Racial-Religious-EthnoNationalist Violence
	Studies
	<revs@csf.colorado.edu>
Regarding the CBS executive's alleged remarks--
I have often considered the ideological nature of television network programming 
as an "opiate FOR the masses", particularly for minority Americans. The mindless 
sitcoms trivialize social problems and help prevent the formation of class 
consciousness, etc. I have not monitored many of the newer programs, and would 
be interested in any comments from other PSN members.

Of course, the biggest opiate of the masses today (other than religious 
broadcasting) is televised sports.     -=MW=-