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Politics in the media

Posted 07.08.2008 at 02.01 PM by WaldoTriffle
When I hear people complain about the political coverage being biased, I am amused. The goal of all media is to increase their reader/viewer-ship numbers as this translates into increased revenues (remember Watergates' "deepthroat"s' advice: "just follow the money"). Balanced, fair reporting is of little interest to them if it conflilcts with goal #1 above. Thus, the view that McCain is being "given a pass" by the media is not surprising. With the lead Obama has...
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Ending Selection means opting for mediocrity

Posted 06.20.2008 at 09.35 AM by The Elephant
Elites of one kind or another have always dominated society. It's an unavoidable fact of life. Over the centuries, various societies have devised different structures and strictures to limit the power and influence of their elites; whether by legislation, direct action or revolution. Inevitably, however, in displacing one elite group they have merely tilled the ground ready for another to come along and plant itself.
Between the two world wars, over a third of the UK workforce was employed...
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The death of British Democracy

Posted 06.17.2008 at 06.36 PM by The Elephant
This is how the Oxford English Dictionary defines DEMOCRACY:

"Government by the people; That form of Government in which the sovereign power resides in the people and is exercised either directly by them or by officers elected by them."

If you entertain the amusing notion that modern Geat Britain is a democracy a few seconds contemplation of that definition should rapidly disabuse you. A couple of weeks ago many people in England and Wales went to the polls to...
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Iran WILL Get A Nuke?

Posted 06.08.2008 at 11.56 AM by WiseOne
I wish Winston Churchill were here today. I truly do. Maybe he could tell the world what he thinks about Iran and then they MIGHT listen! Sigh. The way I see it, Iran WILL get a nuclear weapon UNLESS Israel stops it. WILL they is the question? HAVE they learned from history? They BETTER!
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