-> Broadcasters were a lot more civil in those days, too.

Yes. Just one more reason I am not a gazillionaire.
-> 
->  BK>  Give me a list of the liberal broadcasters you can think of...

They are few and far between. Which was the case in the 50's when I first
started paying attention.


->  BK> to the public, and the public has the right to hear all  points of
->  BK> view, not just the corporate approved point of view.

The public wants scandal, and pubic hair.
Salvation lies in diversity.


->  BK>  might. The government runs the internet, whether you realize it
->  BK>  or not.
-> 
-> Most folks are blissfully unaware of that last factoid.

China seems from what I hear to really control theirs.(Including twitter -
evidently the lastest Thing. :-)
Sooo...I guess all governments control theirs...Denmark, according to a
poster here who is from there, sez they are up in arms (Figuratively --
they ARE Demmarkians :-) -- over government control and the lack thereby of
privacy...AND a small band of protesters have grown to a major political
party. I just recall: it's the Piracy Party. They've been so successful,
they are starting groups in several other countries. Maybe here, I confess
I am only dimly aware of all this...

Damn. I really should read all of your post before I chimes in---

-> Seems mainland China will require that *all* computers sold in that
country
-> have security software pre-installed.  Security software that allows the 
-> government to (a) control what that computer may access and (b) monitor
-> what that computer - and its user - is doing.

Wow! As well as yinke!


  Coming soon to the USA.

Thar's what the Pirate org. is fighting.  
-> 
-> Note that the USA is now considered one of the worst nations on the
planet WRT
-> electronic freedom, following only mainland China, North Korea and one
or two
-> other such governments.

I'm staying tuned. :-)



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