The torturers lobby

In the section of this chapter called them vs us, I couldn't agree more with the line when they said the government's been fooling the public for a while. I think the government should be forced to tell the truth at all times, even though lies are a large part of the government. I think it more people were honest, our government and the world would be a better place.

Poisioning the Grasroots

I thought it was funny when the book Toxic Sludge mentioned the fact that politicians rely on people with money more than their families and friends. People with money seem to control everything, which is weird since they are only a small amount of the population. I wish our government practices were more fair and didn't just focus on the rich. there are many other people out there who should have some sort of opinion, not just the rich people of the world.

Spies for Hire

I have to say, I was deeply bothered and upset about the Nestle infant formula story. It was so upsetting and sad, and I cannot believe people would allow that to happen. I feel that Nestle was attempting to do something good, but when things started to go bad they should have done something to stop it. I hope they will be more responsible from now on when they try to do something respectable.

Conclusion: Staying Unspun

I think the most important concept the reader should take away from this text is to question everything we hear. Our society has forced us to be constantly busy, leaving us little time to question what we hear. To stay unspun, it is important to question everything we hear that claims to be fact. Companies make their product sound fabulous so that the viewer will buy it, assuming people are stupid and will do no research to find out the facts. We should prove those companies wrong and become more informed before we make decisions.

Osama, Ollie and Al

I wish the internet was managed by someone. I wish there was a job that someone could have, and all that person did was sort through various web sites and weed out the ones that are clearly false. i think its ridiculous that any idiot can post their theories in the same context that a academic person may post theirs. I also wish more people stopped focusing so much on the internet and went back to using books as their main source of credible information. I know I am shooting for the stars though, because unfortunately people in this society are more likely to choose the easier route rather than the more difficult one. I wish more people stopped using the internet as their main source of information and looked up things they need to know the old fashioned way.