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Reason Interviews Michael Powell
Phlinn writes "In the Reason interview with Michael Powell, it is possible to develop a clearer understanding of the FCC's recent actions. It would appear that despite recent actions, he's not the pro censorship icon many people think. Beware of actions based on a "greater good" however."
How long before websites are targetted by the FCC and FEC under the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Act. Something tells me that the nipple slip isn't the tip of the iceberg, but a cover for a general push toward censorship and the FCC will no doubt be one of the agencies that spearheads such an assault. Unbeknownst to many, the greatest attack on free speech under Bush wasn't related to terrorism or "homeland security," or even nipplegate, but the CFR bill which outright bans many forms of political speech before an election.
The FCC serves no legitimate purpose today. The best thing that could happen would be for the federal government to take back all of the frequencies and then make them availible to local ISPs to provide high quality wireless service. The applications for such would be amazing. Imagine, a combination of RSS and mp3/ogg streaming so that a college radio station in bumblefuck nowhere can be heard out in NYC, Chicago, LA, etc maybe even in London, Tokyo and other major cities around the world.
But of course, as they say, what is good for GM is good for America. Being motivated political in part by Judao-Christian morality, I have to ask in rebuttal, if GM said that sacrificing our children to Molech were good for GM, would we still be saying that GM's interests are America's?
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He's 'DESTROYED' radio with monopolies like Clear Channel
Actually, I hope this continues further. In about 10 more years, people will stop watching and listening to the ONE media empire that's left, knowing full-well that it's nothing but an empty void of self-promoting garbage.
It's not obvious to most people now, because there's the ILLUSION that there's competition and that the Free Market has things under control.
I say, stop trying to fight it. Let it all glom together, and the Free Market will REALLY come into play. I'm not usually a big believer in the whole "Monopolies eventually destroy themselves" meme. But if less people watch and listen to the media we have today, I can't help but think that we'll ALL be far better off.
But I still think Michael Powell has his head up his ass.
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I don't think using racial epithets is an appropriate way of expressing your disagreement. If you think they are empty suits mimicing the party line fine, but calling them porch monkeys is uncalled for. Why is it liberals all think they can call black conservatives anything they want since the NAACP won't say anything.
samzenpus, you're confused. You said "It would appear that despite recent actions, he's not the pro censorship icon many people think." You should have said "The lying weasel claims to not be the pro ccensorship icon many people think, so nothgin else he says can be taken seriously."
Remember: Guns don't kill people; the government does. Powell is our version of Gerbels. He must be stopped, arrested tried, convicted, and sentenced.
Andy Out!