News and Government

The media seems to be the state's mouthpiece. We listen to what foreign media says about their governments, and governments often speak through their medias to us. Not all of us can be in Brussels.

However, it is critically important for the media to be free and the mouth of the people, not just the state. How can media express just what the government wants to express, without the medium of the media? They do have their own CSPAN and CNET, don't they? Should the state treat its people like a foreign government? Should the people issue statements to other nation's governments, or populations?

Is this ethical? Maybe yes. Is it honest? Yes, usually. Is it dangerous? Slight. Is it Constitutional? Absolutely, and nothing less will do. The people need 3rd party media, not paid for by government or corporation interests. Software defined radio could fill this role. Internet media can fill this role and is beginning to. We need more segway into it. More awakening of independence of media, of searching forethought.

I have heard people gloss over statements about Osama bin Laden being behind 9/11 and Afghanistan. These people need to consider the massive enlightened populace, possibly the majority, that knows Bin Laden wasn't behind 9/11, and to find out about it on the internet media. Drudge Report was an early key player without a tower, but millions more have arrived and are being heard.

Please, turn up the internet.