For me, this election will show if democracy in America works or not. It will show me if people believe in the constitution and if they can see beyond themselves to vote out of office someone who doesn't believe in the constitution.
I think this one Krugman editorial could explain why democracy might be failing. If the election comes down to "personality" like it did last time it will be a Baudrillardian passing of a time where once elections were real.
NPR's on the media had a good piece about how the media said the DNC was "not real" and "all staged"; yet when they reported it, instead of talking about the messages in the speeches, they just talked about trivia.
It's quite clear to me that media consolidation is at fault, and it's time to break up Murdock's empire into smaller companies (as well as the other giants). The system only works if we have the checks and ballances in place; and if you own TV-, cable-, radio-stations on top of owning a major newspaper, well, someone getting their news will only see one side.
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Date: 2004-08-02 08:35 pm (UTC)I think this one Krugman editorial could explain why democracy might be failing. If the election comes down to "personality" like it did last time it will be a Baudrillardian passing of a time where once elections were real.
NPR's on the media had a good piece about how the media said the DNC was "not real" and "all staged"; yet when they reported it, instead of talking about the messages in the speeches, they just talked about trivia.
It's quite clear to me that media consolidation is at fault, and it's time to break up Murdock's empire into smaller companies (as well as the other giants). The system only works if we have the checks and ballances in place; and if you own TV-, cable-, radio-stations on top of owning a major newspaper, well, someone getting their news will only see one side.