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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PartyTime who wrote (22294)	3/17/2003 2:46:38 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 25898

I'm not sure funny is the world I would use Democracy is impossible where the citizenry are ignorant So perhaps America as a democracy is already dead we just have to get around to burying the remains

To: PartyTime who wrote (22294)	3/18/2003 12:22:23 AM
From: Spytrdr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

it's called panem et circenses. fortunately not everyone follows that routine or tunes to yellow media. Media Watchdogs Caught Napping Foreign Sites Filling the Gaps Increasing numbers of Americans are turning to websites abroad for their coverage of the approaching war. Critics say it's the American media's uncritical approach to what's happening in Washington that makes them look elsewhere. By Leander Kahney. wired.com ___ <<It sorts goes like this: Take the AM radio feed when driving to and from work; get home and get the FoxNews feed and then, after a dose of it, you turn on to some reality tv show that has something to do with millionaires or survival or stupid song auditions or just a plain ole' canned laughter sitcom. Wake up, repeat for the next five days. On Saturday you get to mow the lawn, work in the basement or the garage. And all of this is in anticipation of the Sunday game where you take your shoes off, have a beer and maybe get a good Sunday meal. Once you've done all that, you get to do it over again, ironically thinking of yourself as an informed individual.>>