admice

I don't know if you are aware of this, but pass it on to everyone you know. It is sooo important

Dear MoveOn member,
On June 2, the Federal Communications Commission is planning on
authorizing sweeping changes to the American news media. The rule
changes could allow your local TV stations, newspaper, radio
stations, and cable provider to all be owned by one company. NBC,
ABC, CBS and Fox could have the same corporate parent. The resulting
concentration of ownership could be deeply destructive to our
democracy.

When we talk to Congresspeople about this issue, their response is
usually the same: "We only hear from media lobbyists on this. It
seems like my constituents aren't very concerned with this issue." A
few thousand emails could permanently change that perception. Please
join us in asking Congress and the FCC to fight media deregulation
at:

http://www.moveon.org/stopthefcc/?id=1344-1595202-
g2ENrRUML3aukEukS3_eAQ

After the FCC and Congress relaxed radio ownership rules, corporate
giant Clear Channel Communications swept in and bought hundreds of
stations. Clear Channel has used its might to support pro-war
political rallies and conservative talk shows, keep anti-war songs
off its stations, coerce musicians into playing free promotional
concerts, and bully them into performing at its music venues. In many
towns that used to have a diverse array of radio options, Clear
Channel is now the only thing on the dial.

Monopoly power is a dangerous thing, and Congress is supposed to
guard against it. But the upcoming rule change could change the
landscape for all media and usher in an era in which a few
corporations control your access to news and entertainment. Please
tell Congress and the FCC to support a diverse, competitive media
landscape by going to:

http://www.moveon.org/stopthefcc/?id=1344-1595202-
g2ENrRUML3aukEukS3_eAQ

You can also automatically have your comments publicly filed at the
FCC. HERE:

http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload/

Democracy is built on the idea that the views and beliefs of an
informed citizenry are the best basis for political decision-making.
Without access to fair and balanced news, the system simply doesn't
work. And media corporations can't be trusted to balance themselves:
news corporations have shown again and again that they're willing to
sacrifice journalism to improve the bottom line. That's why we need
many media entities -- to keep each other honest, and to provide the
information and ideas that make democracy happen.

Please join this critical campaign, and let Congress know you care.

Evangelion

Troll!

Autonemesis

How is that a troll? There isn't a single inflammatory remark in that post. There's hardly any contestable statements in it for that matter.

Evangelion

Doesn't have to be inflammatory.

It's still spam, and spam is the trademark of a troll.

Notice also:

Troll!

Autonemesis

Look, my Mom spams me with shit, but she's not a troll. She's a delusional Mormon with a guilt hangover. Trolls post in order to incite flamewars. Their posts are obviously inflammatory, which the OP wasn't.

"That Hitler guy may have been on to something."
"Guns don't kill people, cops kill people."

Those are trollish comments. Nothing like that was in the OP. I grant that it may have been spam, but troll? Hardly.

johngalt

This is something that people should be informed about, so technically it isn't a troll.

BibleBelted

This is a not a trivial issue. A virtual corporate media monopoly, answerable to no one, has serious implications for the US.

Already in my hometown the AM dial is dominated by neo-con nitwits blathering their Republican talking points around the clock. If you think the world would be a better place with Fox News being your primary information source, just sit back and let it happen.

FCC deregulation of radio station ownership has already resulted in a radio being practically reduced to a single viewpoint. If this mania continues, television could end up the same way.

But then, perhaps you yearn for the days of the Robber Barons.

clearchannel sucks

Evangelion

I never claimed that it was a trivial issue - I simply object to the hit-and-run style of the OP.

BibleBelted

Evangelion