My parents watch a TV channel that has an agenda. They are also hard of hearing, so that the volume is high and the presence becomes inescapable anywhere in the house. It is like 1984 all over again. Or Manchurian Candidate, without any light touches of humour of Dr. Yen Lo: one never see anyone discussing ideology in the USA saying things like "You must try, Comrade Zilkov, to cultivate a sense of humor."
The main topics are repeated over and over in an incantation, a litany repeated over and over by the faithful,
a litany such as the following, filled with the point and counter-point of address and the response of the faithful:
Vessel of honor,
pray for us.
Singular vessel of devotion,
pray for us.
Mystical rose,
pray for us.
Tower of David,
pray for us.
Tower of ivory,
pray for us.
House of gold,
pray for us.
Ark of the Covenant,
pray for us.
Gate of Heaven,
pray for us.
(Apologies to the Virgin for using her litany in such a sordid context.)
The litany consists of a list of addresses to the Holy, things desired, or things malign, follwed by the response of the faithful: totems and taboos. Ignorance and obscurantism are droned on and on in a Videodrome of interest groups and the wealthy: the mighty on their thrones are praying that the eternal wool remain upon the Holy eyes and the eyes of the people.
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