Re: [OT] the root of our problem

2007-01-15 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Pete Theisen wrote: > On Saturday 13 January 2007 8:46 am, Bill Arnold wrote: >> A major example of what I'm saying, which I should have mentioned, is >> Bush's recent speech. >> >> While listening to it, I found myself really wanting that, for each >> point he made, equal space existed - in that s

Re: [OT] the root of our problem

2007-01-14 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 13 January 2007 8:46 am, Bill Arnold wrote: > A major example of what I'm saying, which I should have mentioned, is > Bush's recent speech. > > While listening to it, I found myself really wanting that, for each > point he made, equal space existed - in that same space - for > counter-p

Re: [OT] the root of our problem

2007-01-14 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 13 January 2007 7:49 am, Bill Arnold wrote: > The status-quo media barons (the small handful of people who control > with broad strokes what most people see on their TV and newspapers) each > pretend to offer exactly this formula today, but in fact what they > actually deliver is their

RE: [OT] the root of our problem

2007-01-13 Thread Bill Arnold
A major example of what I'm saying, which I should have mentioned, is Bush's recent speech. While listening to it, I found myself really wanting that, for each point he made, equal space existed - in that same space - for counter-points. In fact, I did come across one Internet-based writer, Ste

[OT] the root of our problem

2007-01-13 Thread Bill Arnold
The root of the problem we face today is deceptively simple, but we're not standing up to it: our information supply. We need a sweeping change in how it works. 1. We need an Internet-based polling system to identify and prioritize the issues that matter to us. I wouldn't suggest how to craft thi