Comments on: The News Today http://blog.joshtheaspie.com/2007/08/01/the-news-today/ The thoughts of an Aspie on Technology, Politics, and Everything. - The Answer isn't always 42. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:13:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Harsan_Ronyo http://blog.joshtheaspie.com/2007/08/01/the-news-today/#comment-413 Harsan_Ronyo Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:40:25 +0000 http://blog.joshtheaspie.com/2007/08/01/the-news-today/#comment-413 More and more I go to blogs to get my news, blogs, and internet news sites. Though, if FOX isn't giving HIllary much coverage, please excuse my dancing with glee...the bitch really does need to be ignored, shunted off into some distant corner, labeled "Unfit!" to be our president. But that's my opinion. Problem is, in our society, heated debate on politics and issues are, dare I say it, "taboo"? yeah, think that's the right word for it. People shy away from debate, arguments on viewpoints where concepts are challenged and ideas are introduced. Something about that just turns them folks from the 40's through late 70's birthyears...just turns 'em right off. They don't want to think while they're ingesting information, is what it boils down to, and much as us younger folks (at heart, in mind, spirit, body, what have you) give a statement such as that a look like "o.O" it really is true. News is an industry of profit, and right now, profit is in not challenging people's beliefs. More and more I go to blogs to get my news, blogs, and internet news sites. Though, if FOX isn’t giving HIllary much coverage, please excuse my dancing with glee…the bitch really does need to be ignored, shunted off into some distant corner, labeled “Unfit!” to be our president. But that’s my opinion. Problem is, in our society, heated debate on politics and issues are, dare I say it, “taboo”? yeah, think that’s the right word for it. People shy away from debate, arguments on viewpoints where concepts are challenged and ideas are introduced. Something about that just turns them folks from the 40’s through late 70’s birthyears…just turns ‘em right off. They don’t want to think while they’re ingesting information, is what it boils down to, and much as us younger folks (at heart, in mind, spirit, body, what have you) give a statement such as that a look like “o.O” it really is true.

News is an industry of profit, and right now, profit is in not challenging people’s beliefs.

]]> By: Josh the Aspie http://blog.joshtheaspie.com/2007/08/01/the-news-today/#comment-416 Josh the Aspie Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:02:53 +0000 http://blog.joshtheaspie.com/2007/08/01/the-news-today/#comment-416 Well, I'm happy to become one of your news sources. And some of the older folks I know, such as my parents, are really rather overworked, and use watching the news as part of a daily process to relax. Relaxing and pondering hard things aren't usually the same for them. Well, I’m happy to become one of your news sources.

And some of the older folks I know, such as my parents, are really rather overworked, and use watching the news as part of a daily process to relax. Relaxing and pondering hard things aren’t usually the same for them.

]]> By: DerImpresario http://blog.joshtheaspie.com/2007/08/01/the-news-today/#comment-418 DerImpresario Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:57:02 +0000 http://blog.joshtheaspie.com/2007/08/01/the-news-today/#comment-418 I would like to challenge some of your assertions on wiretapping and intelligence gathering, but I lack the depth of research at the present time. From my own readings and study of the Patriot Act, it is not the dreaded erosion of our civil liberties that many people have painted it as - often hysterically. Still, I'll have to look into it. The primary goal of the Patriot Act is and was to remove the "wall" between law enforcement and intelligence, the major factor keeping the dots from being connected prior to 9/11. Further, it's my understanding that the Patriot Act makes explicitly legal to federal authorities tactics and techniques which have been used and upheld by local law enforcement in cities across the country. The heaviest breathing has been over the library records checking. This makes no sense. How is the government having access to public information more of a violation of our civil liberties than Google, InfoUSA, or any of the dozens of aggregation corporations building complete profiles of everything we do on a daily basis? I would like to challenge some of your assertions on wiretapping and intelligence gathering, but I lack the depth of research at the present time. From my own readings and study of the Patriot Act, it is not the dreaded erosion of our civil liberties that many people have painted it as - often hysterically. Still, I’ll have to look into it. The primary goal of the Patriot Act is and was to remove the “wall” between law enforcement and intelligence, the major factor keeping the dots from being connected prior to 9/11. Further, it’s my understanding that the Patriot Act makes explicitly legal to federal authorities tactics and techniques which have been used and upheld by local law enforcement in cities across the country. The heaviest breathing has been over the library records checking. This makes no sense. How is the government having access to public information more of a violation of our civil liberties than Google, InfoUSA, or any of the dozens of aggregation corporations building complete profiles of everything we do on a daily basis?

]]> By: Josh the Aspie http://blog.joshtheaspie.com/2007/08/01/the-news-today/#comment-419 Josh the Aspie Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:48:07 +0000 http://blog.joshtheaspie.com/2007/08/01/the-news-today/#comment-419 I somehow doubt that Google has my library reading record. As for the police being able to use those tactics for domestic crimes due to the FISA courts, I'm against that too. I don't know about you, but I value my rights, and I am firmly against letting the government chip away any further at them than they already have. I somehow doubt that Google has my library reading record.

As for the police being able to use those tactics for domestic crimes due to the FISA courts, I’m against that too. I don’t know about you, but I value my rights, and I am firmly against letting the government chip away any further at them than they already have.

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