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It is also bad but they haven't engaged in any medium or large scale arrests and killings, yet.

... of white people.

That aside, you're quite correct that comparing the current Western European press to the Pravda is - with a few notable exceptions - a gross injustice to the Western European press. The problem is that things are going in the wrong direction, vis-a-vis concentration of media power, and the argument is that if something is not done to curb this trend, we will end up with a press that is, if not entirely Pravdafied, then at least Berlusconified, which is bad enough.

- Jake

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by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Mon Dec 1st, 2008 at 05:12:41 PM EST
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A sort of anti-trust set of laws, for the media.


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by ValentinD (walentijn arobase free spot frança) on Mon Dec 1st, 2008 at 09:33:05 PM EST
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Well, yes, you might call it that. I like constitutional recognition better, because it confers the appropriate gravitas, but anti-trust laws would certainly be a step in the right direction (as they would for all sectors of society - if it's too big to fail, it's too big to make profit, and must be either broken up or nationalised).

- Jake

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by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Tue Dec 2nd, 2008 at 03:25:24 AM EST
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This, the election subsidizing, the strategical public service.
We can actually agree on some stuff. Hallelujah! :)

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by ValentinD (walentijn arobase free spot frança) on Tue Dec 2nd, 2008 at 03:54:03 PM EST
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