Sad state of affairs....
I just found this on CNN.com. I'm amazed at the way our news is being spun. See if you can identify the fallacy in the way this news item is presented:
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Antidepressants most prescribed drugs in U.S.
Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed drugs in the U.S., a government study says. Many psychiatrists see this as a sign that Americans are comfortable asking for help. Others see it as a product of aggressive marketing by drugmakers.
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CARLOS COMMENTS:
Okay, are those the only two deductions we can make from that finding?
Come on, America! Wake up!
We're being drugged into a stupor by our dependency on pharmaceuticals - the quick fix of our mental state.
YES, drugmakers are aggressive in their marketing.
YES, maybe we're becoming more comfortable asking for help.
But maybe, just MAYBE, it's a sign that we're looking for pills to solve our unhappiness and sad, consumer lifestyles when we should be seeking passion and purpose in our lives.
Get off the treadmill...
Stop being a hamster...
Start living your life.
Every single person who gets a prescription for anti-depressants suspects that there is another answer, one that involves character, a little pain of self-discipline - but popping a pill to solve your problems sure is a lot easier, huh?
Why deal with life when you can choke down a happiness cocktail?
This may sound like I'm going off on a rant here - and I am - but I really want you to think about what the media sells you. In this one very obvious example, you can see how the real problem is being ignored.
Now, to be fair, later in the article, they quote a doctor who says that too many people take drugs when they really need to be making changes in their lives."
A nice way of saying that we're ducking out the real work that needs to be done.
Someone somewhere will call this "blaming the victim," but come on... when do you take responsibility for your life? How long can you avoid owning your mistakes and start to wake up from the matrix?
I'm sure this entry will flag me as a dissident in some "homeland security" database somewhere, but oh well, that's life.
Speak up, even if your voice is shaking.
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Antidepressants most prescribed drugs in U.S.
Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed drugs in the U.S., a government study says. Many psychiatrists see this as a sign that Americans are comfortable asking for help. Others see it as a product of aggressive marketing by drugmakers.
______________________
CARLOS COMMENTS:
Okay, are those the only two deductions we can make from that finding?
Come on, America! Wake up!
We're being drugged into a stupor by our dependency on pharmaceuticals - the quick fix of our mental state.
YES, drugmakers are aggressive in their marketing.
YES, maybe we're becoming more comfortable asking for help.
But maybe, just MAYBE, it's a sign that we're looking for pills to solve our unhappiness and sad, consumer lifestyles when we should be seeking passion and purpose in our lives.
Get off the treadmill...
Stop being a hamster...
Start living your life.
Every single person who gets a prescription for anti-depressants suspects that there is another answer, one that involves character, a little pain of self-discipline - but popping a pill to solve your problems sure is a lot easier, huh?
Why deal with life when you can choke down a happiness cocktail?
This may sound like I'm going off on a rant here - and I am - but I really want you to think about what the media sells you. In this one very obvious example, you can see how the real problem is being ignored.
Now, to be fair, later in the article, they quote a doctor who says that too many people take drugs when they really need to be making changes in their lives."
A nice way of saying that we're ducking out the real work that needs to be done.
Someone somewhere will call this "blaming the victim," but come on... when do you take responsibility for your life? How long can you avoid owning your mistakes and start to wake up from the matrix?
I'm sure this entry will flag me as a dissident in some "homeland security" database somewhere, but oh well, that's life.
Speak up, even if your voice is shaking.
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