All three branches of government, a media wide echo chamber,

[Skidmore]

control of all regulatory bodies, billions of dollars, dirty tricks, heridans and hounds, think tanks and captains of industry, and the right wing are still so threatened that Dick Armey feels the need to create an organization to counter Moveon.org? I wonder what they're going to do when they realize the grass has no roots.

[Democat]

1. They also have the governors of the biggest states

Just to depress you more.

We have a majority of the public, they have all of the power.

Is that the way it's supposed to work?

[Fitzovich]

2. But, they have Rush

That should make everything alright.

[lottie244]

3. History will record Rush as the single individual who began the decline

of America into oblivian. It may take 100 more years, but it's happening. He, with the help of Murdoch and the Sacifes of the world have dumbed down America to the point of no recovery.

[LordActon]

4. A good sign

"I wonder what they're going to do when they realize the grass has no roots."

They know there are no real roots there but as long as they can create the appearance of a movement and an organization, they can be effective in muddying the water. The good news is that they are afraid of this new means by which "We the People" can mobilize our dissent and get the truth out. The bad news is they have all the power and will use every ounce of it to squash it.

I'm sure their think tanks are working hard to come up with means to censor the "public" internet. Taking the "public" out of it is the first step. i.e. commercialization. The next will be to drive up the cost. Financial or otherwise.

[dumpster_baby]

5. You are correct, Sir! Internet == Doomsday Machine for Neoliberalism

THe problem with predatory corporate capitalism/neoliberalism as practiced in America is that it has accelerated the development of consumer goods, esp. computers, etc. And the demand for high speed internet is very high. And there is a lot of money to be made there. So you have a lot of corporate forces pushing for development of cheaper broadband. When you get a model for wireless broadband which causes a lot more competition in broadband vendors, then that is going to push another surge in consumer buying for the equipment to make use of it. So this a revenue source that the corporations simply cannot resist. I do not think they have the discipline/self restraint to resist this temptation.

Wireless speed is supposedly doubling every year.

Imagine when 80% of America has a broadband connection and is watching TV, movies or documentary from anywhere they want from the entire world. Moveon.org could develop a TV show, put it out everyday on the P2P networks. Or some of us DUers could whip up a TV show once a week. Entertain and educate. Spread liberal memes. What a great tool for organizing and communicating ideas. It beats the heck out of what we have now. It will be a disruptive technology, not only in the consumer marketplace, but also in the marketplace of political ideas.

Corporate capitalism will have thus developed the doomsday machine that will cripple it forever.