Michael Jackson's Death Was Tragic, But He Was Little More Than an Icon of Mediocrity - by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
If Jackson was a musical genius, one realizes, it is not such a great leap to imagine Sarah Palin as presidential material, Lauren Weisberger as a great author, or Lou Dobbs as a substitute for real reporting and news. The Simpsons lampooned the growing cult of idiocy and mediocrity in the nation in the character of Homer; sadly, hardly anyone noticed because they were too busy relating to him. As a culture, it appears that the US has accepted the lowest common denominator as the highest they ought to aim. The US population is told Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, when in reality he is the Clown Monarch of Mediocrity.
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