Michael G. Merhige Highlights Concerns of a Monopolistic Media in Political Philosophy Thoughtful Pauses

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Michael G. Merhige Highlights Concerns of a
Monopolistic Media in Political Philosophy
Thoughtful Pauses
1888 Press Release - Former executive and CIA
operative calls media a destructive
weapon. MIAMI Author and former CIA officer
Michael G. Merhige is no stranger to
investigating dictatorships. And in his new book,
Thoughtful Pauses, he concludes that contemporary
media is every bit a dictatorship, controlling
the misinformation given and information not
given to the public. The dictators grasp over
those he rules is easy to see, says Merhige.
Creating chaos is the illegitimate maneuver for
gaining underserved power. Merhige equates
todays current media climate to the setting in
the book 1984. He shares how truth, despite being
most vital, is unpopular, yet encourages readers
to defend that which is just even when unpopular
and to challenge injustice no matter how well
accepted. The elite medias principal endeavor
is to sell their manipulative agenda, explains
Merhige. Those who persist to look with their
ears are destined to see only what they hear. But
we must remember that wherever political
correctness is allowed to thrive, free speech and
democracy will then struggle to breathe. The
media is just one of Merhiges targets he also
shares his convictions about politicians,
government systems, the law, technology, society
and culture and more in the hopes of
incentivizing readers to reflect on where were
are today and how we can adjust the course of the
future. Thoughtful Pauses can be purchased
online through Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other
retailers. For more information about the book,
visit www.thoughtfulpausesbook.com.
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About the Author Michael G. Merhige played
semi-pro high school baseball in the Ban Johnson
League for two summers in Kansas. He received a
scholarship to the University of Alabama as a
baseball letterman. He served in the US Army as
an officer attached to the Navy and Marine Corps
during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the Caribbean.
He was also a CIA officer in the Far East
(official cover) and in South America
(non-official cover). He retired as a Corporate
Development Executive in private industry. He now
resides in Miami, Florida. https//thoughtfulpaus
es.com/