MEDIA
BOSSES HAVE IT
WITHIN
THEIR POWER TO MAKE
BREXIT COMFORTABLE AND EASY
.
. . . OR OTHERWISE.
Media bosses definitely know
their readers and audiences, and to capture as many of them as
customers as possible, tend to make the news as exciting as possible
for as many as possible – because that sells TV licences,
newspapers and magazines, etc.
Normal, boring, conservative
and only mildly interesting statements don't grab a viewer's,
reader's or listener's attention as much as fearful, argumentative,
sexual and controversial items do, as a result of which they
introduce as much fear and controversy as possible into their news
output, their “tweets” and their blog “posts”, in the hope of
claiming the largest headlines and thus the largest audiences and
sales.
This is neither wrong,
exaggerated nor difficult when they are reporting the activities of
some politicians, terrorists, gangsters or other criminals,
But when it comes to the pros
and cons of getting Britain out of the European Union as cleanly and
healthily as possible, it is clear that too many commentators find it
easier to make the Brexit situation more exciting and mysteriously
controversial because of its uncertainties, than the mundane
”business as usual” considerations of those who voted to “remain”
in the E.U.
Mrs May rightly said that
“Brexit” means “Brexit”, and the factor which is going to
make Britain's exit from the Union into the best result for Britain,
is the morale of our nation's population.
People at every level within
our society are wondering what is going to happen, when it should be
obvious to everybody that what is going to happen is what we MAKE
happen. And that what we think now and do or fail to do now,
are the factors which create the high level of morale which is needed
as we move through the various steps of exiting from the European
Union.
Reporters, editors, producers
and other political and economic observers in truth have no more idea
of what is going to happen than the bosses, the employees, the man in
the street and the housewife in her home. And it is those
professional observers' own uncertainties which make
them attribute similar uncertainty to the bosses, the employees and
everybody else.
As a result of which we more
and more get the possibility of a self-fulfilling prophesy being
generated out of media purveyors' own spectator-like unknowingness
and uncertainties.
Coupled with attacks from
government opposition parties, these personal doubts and
uncertainties from media-makers will inevitably start to affect the
morale of decision-makers around the nation and – yes, we will have
a self-fulfilling prophesy about how doubtful and uncertain is
Britain's position and how we must be increasingly cautious, careful
and resistant to any form of risk taking or long term planning or
decision-making until “we can be sure about what is going to
happen”.
Which brings us back to square
one, because the one thing we can be certain of is that: what we
MAKE happen is going to be what happens !
During the last world war, it
was the positive morale generated by the British Press and radio
which kept us going through some of the darkest hours. And today we
need a similar Churchillian attitude to any doubt and uncertainty
which might arise about our future over the next two or three years.
A successful Brexit is
infinitely more important than any Party differences, even for those
who voted to remain. Because it is a “brexited” nation that the
government which will be elected in 2020 is going to have to make
work well – no matter that government's colour or creed.
And a Brexit which works well
is very much in the hands of our Press and other media workers, who
can help us all by avoiding pessimistic, worrying, doubtful and
uncertain comments and speculations, when optimistic certainty and
enthusiasm is what triumphs most in life.
No matter who or what you are,
ALL personal views of the future cannot possibly be more than pure
speculation. So – lovely and responsible opinion-leading editors,
producers and journalists – please lead us towards an optimistic
Brexited future full of hope for a Britain which remains part of
Europe, but which stands successfully outside the European Union.
Especially as protesting or
criticising Brexit is not going to stop it happening, but will only
make things worse for all of us – including you.
S.A.F.E. Is A Not-For-Profit Community Support Group Formed In 1975.
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