The United States of America at one time was a republic and a democracy but thanks to limited media ownership, it is a nominal republic and a nominal democracy. For a Republic and A Democracy to take hold, there should be more media and a diversified media ownership. The internet and mediums like Helium are great because of their promotion of this greater democracy unlike the mainstream media like CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, Knight Ridder, Gannett, and Bloomberg that holds the monopoly on and dictates what should be published or what should be broadcast if the price is right. It is surreal that the United States of America loves to promote its version of democracy, freedom, and the republic to the world yet the governing elite called the Republicans and Democrats repress the Libertarians and Greens throuugh the ballot box and their dominance in the media.
How can the United States of America flourish as a Republic and a Democracy if the Mainstream Media only shows Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and John Mc Cain as the Only Contenders for the Presidency of the United States? How can the United States of America flourish as a Republic and a Democracy if the Mainstream Media and its very few owners allow the Republicans and Democrats to monopolize the political landscape in America? How can the United States of America have free and fair elections when the mainstream media and its owners which constitute a monopoly already treat the electoral process as a tragic comic soap opera so that the "big guys" can have their ratings? In fact, most people in the United States do not know that the Libertarian Party exists and that there are candidates of the Libertarian Party for President of the United States whose names are George Phillies, Imperato, Wayne Root Smith, and Jingozian?
The attitude of the very few who control the media and the lack of confidence in the Mainstream Media in the United States may one day come back to haunt the Elite called Republicans and Democrats. It will also come to haunt the United States Mainstream Media as the years wear on. It would be hoped that the people of the United States of America would be tired of these charades and vote Libertarian or Green. But I am thinking that the United States of America [if there is no Libertarian or Green Government with transparency in the Government and the Mainstream Media] may one day go the way of the Roman Empire. The fall of the United States of America thanks to the Mainstream Media and the Owners who monopolize the media may come sooner or later if there is no improvement.
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2008-04-29 @ 02:24