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2006-08-19 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 had some fun with photos, Fred? :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-19 09:39|| 2006-08-19 09:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Democracy is based on the premise that it is acceptable for people to believe that some politicians or news media are lying to them; democracy collapses when the public believes that everybody in government and the press is lying to them.

Well not quite. Before the bloated self important groups of both politicians and media people [particularly those who ran real hand operated printing presses] tried to sale themselves as something other than just partisan hacks, most citizen took it all with a grain of salt that they were sorta 'clowns'. It was entertainment before television, movies, etc.

Peter Venkman: "You know, I'm a voter. Aren't you supposed to lie to me and kiss my butt?" Ghostbusters II

Democracy suffers because power tends to gravitate towards institutions which are not directly subject to the consent of the governed and those institutions are rendered immune from the consequences of their destructive behaviors.

Posted by Angomoger Threter5007 2006-08-19 09:55|| 2006-08-19 09:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Lets remember folks, that when an drug manufacturer, a tire manufacturer, an investment firm engages in behaviors which misrepresent their product or services, they are subject to criminal and civil penalties. Its is not an issue of Free Speech or Press. It is an issue of commerce which Constitutionally the government and the courts have the ability to act. Were bombarded by miles of print and days of coverage by the very same MSM when any other industry fails through negligence or outright fraud in delivering a product. MSM products meant for local consumption are a states problem. However, any product intended for interstate consumption falls under federal jurisdiction. Its time for MSM to be held to the same standards they have demanded of so many others. Expect no more chill to a free press anymore than a chill in any other business or industry that has weathered the process. However, youll hear them scream bloody murder when they are treated as any other institution. Can we read - Elitist. However, real reformers would welcome a measure to bring some sort of respectability, no matter how minor, back into their environment.

Posted by Crush Spaising9877 2006-08-19 10:09|| 2006-08-19 10:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah, this Perlmutter character does have a knack for making the kind of cosmic / profound / self-important statements that seem endemic to the news-media. However, it's fair to note that he 1) recognizes that there's a problem, 2) admits that a bunch of people he doesn't like were the ones who were correct in this case, 3) admits that the news organizations that he venerates had their heads up their butts, and 4) proposes a partial solution. That's a lot more than we usually get from the news-media.

Posted by PatP 2006-08-19 12:34|| 2006-08-19 12:34|| Front Page Top

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