riverman wrote:

Dirk wrote:

most people don't like to read things they don't agree with,
so they prefer moderated sites instead of usenet.

I disagree with that, so I won't read it.

LOL.

Dirk has a point, though. I stopped reading the financial rags
(WSJ, IBD) when they were so negative about President Clinton.
Now I hardly follow the mainstream media because they seem to think
Dubya is a good president.

Michael Moore believes this influx of subjective opinion into news
is the main reason for the demise of print journalism, but I think
it's more so the Web.

Most folks can now find a news-oriented blog to match their opinions,
which relieves them of the burden of thinking.

Recently the "subprime mortgage crisis" has served as cover for
the real problem, which is US deficit spending for the Iraq war,
and the high price of gasoline, which is probably related somehow.
Too bad my brain still functions: it's a lonely world out here.