More or Less

More or Less: Democracy and New Media is a thought provoking essay covering a variety of current social issues. Well worth the time to read it.

A dark day for democracy

Information is power and the root of democracy. There are many in the world who would deny information to the masses and only a few who vigorously defend and support the natural right to information of all people. Without unfettered information for the masses there is no democracy and without democracy there is no reasonable chance or hope for justice.

Today the BBC reported that Julian Assange has been served with an extradition notice. He is now one step closer to being silenced.  He is one of the most effective defenders of democracy in recent times. He will, very likely, soon be in the hands of the US industrial/military complex where, I expect, his prospects for natrual justice, freedom or even survival are slim.

My condolences to Julian Assange. You should be hailed a hero of the free world, not condemned and persecuted. Thank you for what you have done and good luck to you.

It is a dark day for democracy.

Sidestreet Reny

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He has music with a message for young people.

Morality

It has been on my mind the past few years that the U.S.A has lost its moral compas and credibility, at least with me. Today, for entirely other reasons and in response to a very different argument, it occurred to me that:

Without morality there is no justice, without justice there is no hope, without hope there is no incentive to work, without incentive to work there is no production and no innovation, without which there's less wealth.