Andrew Stiller wrote:
On Apr 11, 2007, at 3:08 PM, dhbailey wrote:
I do -- Imus proved once again that he should never have been allowed
near a microphone. Ever.
And puts a lot more ammunition into the hands of those who would
restrict rights such as freedom of speech, which was predicated on a
certain sense of common civility that is sorely lacking these days in
many who have the luxury of the airwaves on their side.
Evidently you have not read many 19th-c. newspapers.
They were just as obnoxious in their times -- I was thinking more about
the select group of people who actually wrote the bill of rights. They
(from all that I've read) may have had their differences of opinion but
remained civil in their disagreements. I think they imagined that
everybody would do so.
By the 19th century, much about the American Experiment was very solid
proof that Democracy was not all that wonderful a form of government.
However, since all other forms of government in existence have shown
themselves to be worse, we're stuck with the Imuses of the world.
--
David H. Bailey
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