I had that thought as I was typing it ... They'd probably enjoy prison, too. IMO, some offenses cry out for public punishment. The decline of the American Republic began when we abandoned the practice of Tar and Feathers ...
And your tagline is a perfect description of Big Media. I give you the inimitable Frank Zappa:
I'm the Slime
I am gross and perverted
I'm obsessed 'n deranged
I have existed for years
But very little has changed
I'm the tool of the Government
And industry too
For I am destined to rule
And regulate you
I may be vile and pernicious
But you can't look away
I make you think I'm delicious
With the stuff that I say
I'm the best you can get
Have you guessed me yet?
I'm the slime oozin' out
From your TV set
You will obey me while I lead you
And eat the garbage that I feed you
Until the day that we don't need you
Don't go for help . . . no one will heed you
Your mind is totally controlled
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are sold
That's right, folks . . .
Don't touch that dial
Well, I am the slime from your video
Oozin' along on your livin' room floor
I am the slime from your video
Can't stop the slime, people, lookit me go
I am the slime from your video
Oozin' along on your livin' room floor
I am the slime from your video
Can't stop the slime, people, lookit me go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0UQBHWXpeY&list=RDF0UQBHWXpeY#t=113 (with Don Pardo)
Frank Zappa was the most underrated composer/musician ever, IMHO.
Rock on, NM!
Zappa spoke truth to funk.