"GregP" wrote in message
On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:27:46 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:


There is also a point when "free" speech provides aid to the enemy.
Couple
that fact with today's press, that can be bought by either side, and you
end
up in a dangerous haze that forces the path taken to be based passion and
politics, instead of reason.


Trashing "the press" globally is a neat way to equate them to
the nonsense on talk radio (left and right). "The press" isn't
perfect, but overall it is much closer to the truth than talk radio
and our government.

And why do you think that is? We only have one government, but historically
have had many different voices in the "press" ... it takes all the voices to
keep the one in line.

Problem is "corporate"consolidation of the many voices of the press into
fewer entities these days ... and the fact that the ones that make the big
dollars are blatantly one sided, or worse, for sale.

I will say this ... if my big city (Houston) is any example, the press is
not nearly as "free", or as impartial, as it was 30 years ago ... and that's
a fact.


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