I have turned off the war. I know that it seems like a stupid thing to do.
"But Joe, you need to be informed."
"Just because you oppose the war as one of the greatest acts of injustice and immorality to occur during your lifetime, it doesn't mean that by just not watching it anymore it will go away."
I know, I know. Still, I have my reasons.
Fox is notable for only a few things. It is owned by Rupert Merdoch, it brought us Married with Children, and it currently brings us Malcom in the Middle and THe Simpsons, it owns a right wing entertainment station / propoganda machine masquerading pathetically as a news station, and it is the home of the most morally reprehensable reality shows of all time.

Not long ago they produced something called "Who wants to Marry a Millionaire. It was a gross little pagent of women whoring themselves off to an unseen man who they had been promised was wealty. I watched the first five minutes in a daze as the sanctity of the institution of marrige and the three decade battle of feminism were bluntly urinated on. After that, I had to leave the room.




In the time that has followed they have given us Joe Millionaire, an even grosser little pagent of women whoreing themselves to a man with promised, though non-existant millions. Feminism was no longer being pissed on, a giant stream of bowel movements had replaced the now seemingly tame "Who wants to marry" tinkle.

These are only two of the shows that Fox has put out, seemingly because they are morally dispicable. I have to admit, I have almost always watched at least part of every one, from the exploitation of dwarves and animals to the deliberate destruction of happy couples.

But as I was turning "Married by America" off the other night for the first and last time, I realized something. This war is little, maybe even nothing more than the MOST revolting, cruel, morally unjustifyable Fox reality show ever presented.

The same sort of regressive, prepubecent thought that went in to "Man Versus Beast" and "Wife for Sale" has gone in to this war.

For a couple of years now, I have been saying that reality shows will become fights to the death within a short time, now I have been proven correct. That is where I have to draw the line. I have seen my episode. I have come to realize that I am only supporting advertising by watching this bullshit.