On Mar 22 Tyler Regas was heard saying: <snip>
->Sure, this may be only a movie, but consider this: The Running Man ->(1987) was about a fictional televised game show in the future. The show ->promoted direct physical violence and even death of human beings for ->sport and financial gain. Today's television includes programs like ->Survivor, The Amazing Race, Fear Factor, The Chair, and The Chamber. All ->of these shows are escalating what level of violence is acceptable to ->society. *** lately I wonder how long until Mad Max...!? ->The internet has also, as a vehicle for large corporations, been able to ->mutate our favorite communications platform to their needs, claiming all ->the while that their actions and direction are in the interest of the ->consumer. Under that guise, big business has whittled at and begun to ->rub away the protections we have as private, American citizens. Making *** It is even worse than that. It is not only private, American citizens who are involved; You forgot Europe. I have seen a lot of what you are mentioning happening in The Netherlands and Belgium... Cheers, Zoran. -- If you find me, please return me to my $HOME: my address is 'cd'. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
