What the Media is Doing to You
Lies. Deception. … you name it.
The media is out to get you. It is the enemy and it is important to see it that way if you want to save yourself and your family.
There are several agendas that the media is trying to accomplish. One of them is getting your hard-earned money. By constantly bombarding you with advertisements of new and constantly changing products, it aims to make you purchase those things and keep purchasing them whether you need them or not. This way you keep spending money, buying things you hardly need and replacing well-working things with newer brands and newer designs. Just think of how much money you spend shopping each month? And how many products you buy which you don’t absolutely need?
Another agenda of the media is changing your values. Whether they are religious, cultural, or human values, such as honesty, piety, and morality, the media is changing them through the characters on TV and in advertisements. Think of the programs you watch and what type of values are depicted therein. Are they showing honesty, loyalty, generosity and sympathy or immorality, infidelity, apathy, and violence? And how is that affecting you and especially the younger generation? What kind of values are media programs placing in their minds?
A third agenda is changing your culture and imposing their culture on you and your loved ones. By showing Western culture in movies, media is spreading that culture especially amongst young ones. How many people today dress, talk, and act like the people they watch on TV?
These are some of the things the media is doing, causing the destruction of society and of religious and cultural values.
Saving Yourself from the Effects of the media:
The first step to protecting yourself from the effects of media is by becoming informed. Knowing what the media is doing and what their agenda is behind the information that they spread will make you aware. This will keep you from falling into their trap.
Another thing to do is to immerse yourself in Islamic knowledge, especially knowledge of the Quran, that is, the commentary of the Quran. This will make you wiser and more aware. Because the Quran is the criterion, it will help you get deep insight into whatever the media is presenting you with.
Finally it is most important to pray to Allah for protection.
Once you are armed with these, you will be considerably safe from being brainwashed by media.
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