Chaz Sexington
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Right, I see how that could be misinterpreted - I meant that a lot of the regulations backfire, especially when it comes to equality. In Norway there was a big row about second generation immigrants getting a quota in the police academies, which basically meant they didn't need competence (grades and CV) to get in, which then led to general mistrust of the immigrant policemen amongst the police. I do however see the long term logic in trying to integrate them. An example of, in my opinion, regulation that didn't work is this.
Of course the media has a lot to say on people's world views; from Glenn Beck (horror) to South Park, it all affects people's views. I obviously agree there shouldn't be a monopoly, but we simply disagree on the methods. However, what is this "state of good" you speak of? Have you seen the average person? There's a market for the Sun, and that's why it sells. I would personally never buy it, but I'm not going to set fire to shops that sell it.
Ah, but then you get the problem of democracy - the tyranny of the many. Examples include the recent peaceful demonstrations in Malaysia where the Muslim Malays are in power and pretty much walk all over the Indian and Chinese minorities through the government. The minorities were wanting an election without cheating and went out to demonstrate - they got absolutely shagged by the police and were branded as terrorists by the government-owned media. Additionally, the public isn't always right - just look at Greece where the public sector voted for parties that would give them the most, with the private sector carrying the burden and the public getting off through corruption. To combat that you need a strong constitution banning such things, such as Sweden which just recently banned deficit spending. Then you've got Obama who's now raising the debt ceiling, again (not that it's a rare thing to do, but it's getting pretty unmanageable and the US's credit rating is about to be downgraded. Linky
Naturally, high standards of journalism are required, which is why there are laws governing that, which I agree with. And how long do you intend a newspaper to run without turning a profit?
Hahha, seriously? The BBC is pro-government/labour. They weren't reporting a lot of the wikileaks things that cast Britain and Labour in a bad light. However, in general they're quite good, but everyone is. I wouldn't watch Faux News (though Glenn Beck is quite funny, like a retarded child running in circles) if my life depended on it - though I enjoy anything from the Huffington Post to the BBC.
First, I'm not a libertarian. And I believe it's anyone's right to spend their hard-earned money as they see fit. You believe they should spend it for the public interest?
How's it "at the expense?" He saved ailing newspapers and created one **** of a lot of jobs. What I meant with property "rights," as you put it, is that it is HIS money, not yours. Is that your democracy, for the greater "good"? Also, you have the last word; we both agree there shouldn't be monopolies, we just disagree on how to do it.
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