[net.politics] Freedom to Think

sam (02/18/83)

		    "The basis of our governments being the
		opinion of the people, the very first object
		should be to keep that right; and were it left
		to me to decide whether we should have a
		government without newspapers or newspapers
		without a government, I should not hesitate
		a moment to prefer the latter."
				Thomas Jefferson

	    Perhaps the concept of netnews is similar to the newspapers
	of Jeffersons day.  Certainly he couldn't have known about the
	trash tabloids that flourish in this country, or TV "news",
	which is more entertainment than information.

	    Certainly, in these times, the great struggle is for the minds
	of men and women.  Sadly, many have filled their minds with the
	dreck produced by the various groups that struggle to gain
	advantage, or deny a hearing to reason.  In this net, this
	struggle has been be observed.  I am glad to see that reason
	prevails here.