Drift back in time to the early 1980's. All that is available is CBS, NBC and ABC. State run media. Atrocious.
Then came the CNN. Not the best but better. It has evolved into Pravda – America but some progress because of Fox following the model later.
Then Rush Limbaugh. A huge conservative power because of the combination of humor and logic and a really good radio voice.
Then the nuclear bomb of disintermediation came. The internet.
The conservative cause has been furthered more than I thought it ever could be because of these developments. This is because reality is the friend of conservatism. Should the forces of disintermediation be impeded or set back the conservative cause will likewise be suffer.
This is why I feel extreme consternation when I hear conservative commentators badmouthing what has happened with WikiLeaks. Some have even called for the effete Assuange to be assassinated. That is about as dumb as I can conceive. We all know that had that USB drive been sent to the New York Times that the information would have been published.
What seems to escape so many people is that with the internet we are all journalists. Every last one of us. If you want to keep a secret you better make sure your organization does not leak.
Additional information
- Quoting Spengler: How do we explain the gaping chasm between Obama's public stance and the facts reported by the diplomatic corps? The cables do not betray American secrets so much as American obliviousness.
- Robert X. Cringely on "The Great Mantle Passing"
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