[OT] TV, Internet, and Democracy

Scott Elcomb psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Tue May 22 21:13:36 UTC 2007


I know this post is relatively off-topic for many on the list, but I
do believe it has value for this community...

The URL below contains an excerpt from a book entitled "The Assault on
Reason" by Al Gore. The book is due out next year (as I understand it)
and contains commentary similar to that which I've posted here and in
other Canadian FOSS forums over the last couple of years.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1622015-1,00.html

While the book isn't out yet, I'd be curious to hear what
reviews/thoughts tluggers might have for this particular excerpt.  My
personal preference would be to discuss on-list (to encourage valuable
communication amongst a primarily Canadian readership) but at the same
time, I'm not connected to the administration of TLUG either.  Please
use your judgment (and respect that of the GTALUG administration) and,
as always, feel free to send comments to me directly.

Thanks in advance and take care,
- Scott.

-- 
Scott Elcomb

"Our Founders' faith in the viability of representative democracy
rested on their trust in the wisdom of a well-informed citizenry,
their ingenious design for checks and balances, and their belief that
the rule of reason is the natural sovereign of a free people." - Al
Gore (The Assault on Reason, 2008)

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."  - Benjamin Franklin

'"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting
on its shoes."  - Mark Twain
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