Throw away the TV. I have not had one, did not raise my kids on one, they do not raise theirs on one. Needless drivel listened to as background noise still influences your opinions. You say that it males you aware of what the other side is saying, but all too often you get taken in at some point. The brain programs things heard over and over again and begins to accept some of it as true.
Cancel newspapers. Cancel magazines. Cancel talk radio.
Cancel Fox News. Cancel TV.
Start going to the library to check out free books. Expand your mind.
Prepare for the end of the USA. The riots when the stock market tanks
to 1000 points and the unemployment rate at 20% will be rampant
in every city and state.