In the "60's and "70's, when books influenced policies, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring had an impact. Students read it, expressed concerns about its thesis, and popularized environmental actions. Network news followed the momentum and made Silent Spring a household word.
Since then, did America and the world revive more soaring, singing birds; healthy, chirping children; and thriving, sustainable crops to erase fears of deadly silent springs?
Answers from Archer Daniels and Monsanto, covered by corporatized media, will clash with the answers given by the global village's subsistence peasants now driven to living in an urban slum.
You are likely to know of Archer Daniels and Monsanto's answers. They will present their answers to the world via corporate media and big budget ads again and again and again. In such focused repetition, without exposure to what's happening in the real global village, America's tank of world knowledge continues leaking toward empty.
On the other hand, you are not likely to know of the displaced subsistence farmers' plight or hear his answers. Their plight may be heard by a relative few, if an independent documentary maker can find the resources to tell their silencing spring story.
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