The media is an awfully corrupt entity that bends left and right under political influences -- the people of this country ~~ are too stupid~~ have become too Numb to such biases and still see the media as a reliable source of information.
After all, virtually every home in America has a television and you'd even be considered 'odd' if you didn't have a television -- there are only few that have succeeded in disrupting that market, neflix is one of them -- unfortunately they seem to have imploded, for seemingly ridiculous reasons. When they try to distance themselves from the dvd approach they faced still opposition because people are uncomfortable with change.
The short period of time net