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30% of Americans Want "Balanced" Blogging

Posted by timothy on from the why-do-you-hate-america's-children? dept.

Cutie Pi writes "In a recent Rasmussen poll looking at the public's attitudes toward a possible revival of the fairness doctrine by the Democrats, a surprisingly large percentage of those polled seek fairness doctrine mandates (originally intended for public airwaves) to cover the Internet as well. It is encouraging that a minority of people feel that way, but Democrats say 'hands-off the Internet ... by a far smaller margin than Republicans and unaffiliated voters. Democrats oppose government-mandated balance on the Internet by a 48% to 37% margin. Sixty-one percent (61%) of Republicans reject government involvement in Internet content along with 67% of unaffiliated voters.'"

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  1. So does this mean? by lecithin · · Score: 5, Funny

    If /. were fair and balanced would each posting as an AC be treated as +1 subscriber?????

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    1. Re:So does this mean? by BeanThere · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, the moderation system is clearly yet another manifestation of the oppression of the underclass by the elite bourgeois ruling classes. Who gets to say what is "good" and "bad" anyway? The suppression of alternate points of view is nothing less than the suppression of alternate non-mainstream modes of knowledge. All points of view are equally valid, therefore all posts should automatically be +5, always (including this one, *cough cough*).

  2. 70% of Americans by Qzukk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Aren't complete blithering idiots.

    Hey, I'm just being "balanced"... if we're talking about 30% we have to talk about the other 70% too in order to be fair, right?

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    1. Re:70% of Americans by Farmer+Tim · · Score: 3, Funny

      Aren't complete blithering idiots.

      Must...resist...bait...

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  3. That same 30% then asked... by Sfing_ter · · Score: 3, Funny

    That same 30% then asked...
    wtf is a blog?

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  4. Re:Oh goody... by moderatorrater · · Score: 3, Funny

    hey, lets lower taxes and not increase spending, that's a *great* idea,

    That's one of the best fucking ideas I've ever heard. However, from your criticism, I'm guessing the word "not" wasn't supposed to be in there.

  5. Re:The truth is simple. by CopaceticOpus · · Score: 3, Funny

    So you're saying there are 2 ways of thinking - either think that there are only 2 of everything, or think that there are more than 2 sides to everything?

    (Well, am I right or am I wrong?)