Reply #224: The Founding Fathers conceived their would be an "Independent Press" ...not one [View All]

[KoKo]

controlled by the King of England and various Merchant Interests who at the time worked hard to thwart the American Revolutionarys. Media Consolidation has made the Five Controlling interests a pipeline for their Government Contract work for the Pentagon and Global Exploitation. Then there's Disney's control for entertainment purposes, Time-Warner for Entertainment, Books, Publishing, Education and Cable Control. Viacom...more entertainment and diversified interests in bundling. CNN is a known tool for Pentagon Propaganda.

This is not what the Founding Fathers who knew about the Kings Domination and the overwhelming power of the Hudson-Bay Company. They envisioned an independent press with thousands of citizen journalists involved in pamphleteering and small printing presses in the hills and hollers across America. That was very idealistic of them... but the first Amendment did try to address that. With five media conglomerates (one involved in defense contracts) running the media where most people get their news from....this is no longer "free speech of the citizens" but "free speech" of the Corporate Entertainment and Military/Industrial complex.

That is the deeper issues. They can say what THEY WANT TO....but the average citizen can only contact them. There is no longer a need for the vast Corporate McMedia to listen to those who complain to them...because they have usurped the power of the First Amendment for their use...and their use alone.

I think that's the deeper issue we forget.