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Ron Green

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Wed Sep-13-06 03:34 PM
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21. Political affiliation

As I understand it, those affiliated with the right wing are in control of the message now.

I'm not so much interested in political parties as I am the truth. The idea of "equal time" for each side presupposes that each side has an equally valid picture of the truth, like a sports contest between two equally-matched teams.

I believe, as Plato did, that we ought to be governed not directly by the masses, but by the "wisest and best" as they understand the wishes and NEEDS of the people. The question then is: Are the wisest and best people like Paul Wellstone or people like Dick Cheney?

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