Why PBS matters

She goes a bit via the mulberry bush, but she gets there in the end. Here's what Lorraine had to say on the matter over at Culture Kitchen:

I have frequently said to anyone willing to listen to me, that I think the cutting of educational funding since the 1980's is deliberate. An uneducated public is a docile public. A public that runs on video games, t.v., and celebrity magazines is not likely to consider the ramifications of torture.

Why are vast portions of the public discussing missing teens in Aruba and Tom Cruise's latest love interest? Why are we not having public discussions about torture, foreign policy, and what the hell is happening here at home?

Cutting PBS and making prisoners piss in their pants are related phenomena. (Emphasis added)

Go read the rest. It's worth it.