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I now understand what you are saying. I apologize as I now realize that you are a classic Libertarian. I myself am not but I do understand the sentiment.<G>

I guess I should also tell you that admire your ability to believe as I lost that one a long time ago.

Unfortunately there is no direct way to stop them, even though it's obvious they are intent on destroying America. I was particularly incensed when Rush Limbaugh said:


This is so utterly false and so utterly irresponsible that it ought to be actionable. But it isn't. As long as he doesn't shout fire in a crowded theater or specifically call for the assassination of the President good old Rush can say just about anything he wants to, as can all of these people.

The only thing I can think of that would in any way stop these people is to hit them in the pocketbook. If each of their sponsors got 100,000 or a million letters telling them they would not buy their products they might get the message.

There's a company called Food Insurance (they sell dehydrated food by scaring you into thinking the end of the United States is nigh). I sent this message to their response line day before yesterday:


Just between you and me I was not really going to buy their products, but I wanted to see what would happen.

Here's the response, verbatim:


My response to Mr. Fisher was:


You too can google and find on the internet lists of Limbaugh's sponsors, some of them provided by people who want us to write in support of Limbaugh. You can also write to those who sponsor Glen Beck, Hanritty, etc. It only takes a couple of minutes and who knows, you might get a response as ungrammatical and brain-dead as the one I got. Maybe we could have a contest!

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JGW:

Irked is pulling your leg.

Quite hard. · · ·

{It is my firm opinion that there would be a lot less violence and hysteria in the United States if Americans were able to develop an elementary sense of humor---and at least some ability to see the absurdity of American life!)

I would settle for the media actually doing their jobs. I truly wish Americans possessed enough foresight to not be swayed by "talking points" or willing to listen to debate that does not just justify their opinions. However we are human beings so that won't happen so that leaves the media. Time after time I see headlines splashed across a website of words that can only be described as seeded in hate. It isn't just that but there is now a competition on the outrageous. Why? it sells. It's a 24/7 business, and now not only does sex sell but hate sells as well. It would be nice to see our country get back to a more civil tone, but lets be honest about it, it is not going to happen. Not only is there too much $$$ on the line for the politicians to the lobbyist to the high powered corporations, but Americans need to vent their anger somewhere so they take the easiest route and aim the blame at whomever the media decides can sell the most airtime.

I will p.s. this statement by admitting their are journalist that exist who truly want to write objective informative pieces. Sadly their voices are drowned out because they simply cannot produce the revenue for their corporate owners.

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That anyone can imagine that there is a "free press" in the United States shows that there is still something that Americans can do well---brainwash people.

Do not think that newspapers are all about making money for their immediate owners. Those who rule the USA are quite prepared to take a loss on their propaganda organs, provided these organs keep people in the dark about larger issues.

I have been re-reading H. G. Wells Shape of Things to Come, published 1933. Much of it is quaint; it is impossible, in general, to predict the future in detail. But it holds up surprisingly well, and displays far more acumen than one finds in the much more brainwashed and suborned "intellectuals" of our own unfortunate era.