Luca Gattoni-Celli over at the American Spectator takes Senator Feinstein to task:
As good as Gattoni-Cellis analysis of Di Fi is it does not go to the heart of her objective; abolish freedom of speech on the Internet. See this thread:
Interpret Feinsteins proposed amendment to the Media Shield Law correctly and it is clear that she wants to strengthen the press while weakening freedom of speech on the Internet. Her reason is obvious; the press is an instrument of government.
Di Fi is not alone. Liberals are attacking freedom of speech on the Internet from all sides. Bill OReilly goes so far as to say the Internet is an addiction:
OReilly fails to mention that television is the most destructive electronic addiction ever sold to the public by government drug pushers.
NOTE: Most of radio programming before television came along was music, sports, entertainment shows, and five minute news broadcasts at the top and bottom of the hour. Americans often turned on the radio as background; i.e., Americans did not have to sit down and focus on the radio the way they do with television. It was pictures that turned TV into the carrier of propaganda far beyond anything radio could achieve. Put it this way. Pictures alone cannot brainwash anyone; hence, people dont watch television they listen to it.
OReilly graciously admits that the Internet can be used for good. Heres some news for Bill. The same thing was said about television after it did nothing but harm. In fact, televisions inventor, Philo T. Farnsworth (1906 - 1971), would not have a television in his home:
This is what really ticks off OReilly and the rest of them. Americans are not watching television when they are on the Net. To be more precise they are not getting the governments message.
Heres a comparison to make my case. Nothing on the Internet is going to brainwash OReillys addicts; especially not the written word. Can OReilly say the same about television addicts?
NOTE: The Internet is also hitting ticket sales for theatrical movies. A lot of Americans would rather be on the Internet than sitting in a dark theater with strangers. In time, only the loneliest, most malleable, person will escape into movies. That eventuality puts two parts of the governments propaganda machinery at risk right now.
Interestingly, OReilly trots out the children to make his case for Internet addiction just as every good little liberal invokes the children when they want something from the government. In one sense he is correct. Television is losing the children. Thats a blessing not a sin. Hell, the Internet might even teach children to think for themselves; an outcome television and the education industry fear more than anything else. The governments message is simple. Think only those thoughts we teach you.
Finally, it has been my experience that Lefties who oppose someone elses opinion deceive themselves into believing that their own view is a universal truth rather than opinion based upon their own personal bias. The fun begins when idiots express their opinions. An idiots opinion remains the opinion of an idiot; it does not take on weight because it is said on television or in cyberspace.
Now, after taking shots at the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments, she has set her sights on the First. When it comes to the Bill of Rights, never say Di.
Sen. Feinstein Threatens Press Freedom
By Luca Gattoni-Celli on 8.16.13 @ 6:07AM
No politician should be allowed to decide who is a real journalist.?
The American Spectator : Sen. Feinstein Threatens Press Freedom
As good as Gattoni-Cellis analysis of Di Fi is it does not go to the heart of her objective; abolish freedom of speech on the Internet. See this thread:
Interpret Feinsteins proposed amendment to the Media Shield Law correctly and it is clear that she wants to strengthen the press while weakening freedom of speech on the Internet. Her reason is obvious; the press is an instrument of government.
Di Fi is not alone. Liberals are attacking freedom of speech on the Internet from all sides. Bill OReilly goes so far as to say the Internet is an addiction:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_0R4RXAAkc&feature=player_embedded]Bill O'Reilly Talking Points - Are You Addicted to the Internet? - 8/15/2013 - YouTube[/ame]
OReilly fails to mention that television is the most destructive electronic addiction ever sold to the public by government drug pushers.
NOTE: Most of radio programming before television came along was music, sports, entertainment shows, and five minute news broadcasts at the top and bottom of the hour. Americans often turned on the radio as background; i.e., Americans did not have to sit down and focus on the radio the way they do with television. It was pictures that turned TV into the carrier of propaganda far beyond anything radio could achieve. Put it this way. Pictures alone cannot brainwash anyone; hence, people dont watch television they listen to it.
OReilly graciously admits that the Internet can be used for good. Heres some news for Bill. The same thing was said about television after it did nothing but harm. In fact, televisions inventor, Philo T. Farnsworth (1906 - 1971), would not have a television in his home:
'There's nothing on it worthwhile, and we're not going to watch it in this household, and I don't want it in your intellectual diet.' "
Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television
This is what really ticks off OReilly and the rest of them. Americans are not watching television when they are on the Net. To be more precise they are not getting the governments message.
Heres a comparison to make my case. Nothing on the Internet is going to brainwash OReillys addicts; especially not the written word. Can OReilly say the same about television addicts?
NOTE: The Internet is also hitting ticket sales for theatrical movies. A lot of Americans would rather be on the Internet than sitting in a dark theater with strangers. In time, only the loneliest, most malleable, person will escape into movies. That eventuality puts two parts of the governments propaganda machinery at risk right now.
Interestingly, OReilly trots out the children to make his case for Internet addiction just as every good little liberal invokes the children when they want something from the government. In one sense he is correct. Television is losing the children. Thats a blessing not a sin. Hell, the Internet might even teach children to think for themselves; an outcome television and the education industry fear more than anything else. The governments message is simple. Think only those thoughts we teach you.
Finally, it has been my experience that Lefties who oppose someone elses opinion deceive themselves into believing that their own view is a universal truth rather than opinion based upon their own personal bias. The fun begins when idiots express their opinions. An idiots opinion remains the opinion of an idiot; it does not take on weight because it is said on television or in cyberspace.