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Date Posted: 12:42:03 12/03/99 Fri
Author: GF
Subject: Maybe no news at all would be good news
In reply to: Max 's message, "another topic- news and capitalism" on 22:06:17 11/30/99 Tue

> As for violence training being a good thing... that is
> a good point. There is enough evidence that when
> faced with survival, we do things we are unaware we
> are capable of. I just read an article about how a
> woman got out of a car-jacking situation. I hope I
> can think of half the things she thought of if I am
> ever car-jacked. And AM- I agree.. the things on the
> nightly news are not necessarily all that better for
> kids to be watching. I think the interactive nature
> of the games is what interests me in particular. News
> is a whole other topic that I would LOVE to talk
> about. In the end, I think I just realize how
> brain-trained people can become... Tonight I heard
> someone from another (European) country call
> capitalism "inhumane". THERE's another topic I did
> not get to respond to. Any thoughts?
> Thanks for putting up with my stream of
> consciousness... Max

I often wonder if I wouldn't be a whole lot better off if I didn't listen to, watch or read the news at all. It's kind of a moot point since I'm essentially a news nut. I read 2 papers, Times Mag, and Newsweek, listen to the news on the radio in the car, at work and at home and watch it on the tube when I get the chance. I even have the MS-NBC Newspage as my homepage. I am sick.

Also, I guess capitalism is fairly inhumane, being that it forces self-initiative upon so many. And it compels socialism to occasionally increase freedom. :) GF

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