Hi Belly,

How very true.

I have a conviction that democracy can only work if voters are at least passingly well informed, so by lying to the community, and for the basest of reasons, Murdoch has profoundly damaged our democracy.

I'm with you politically as well. I have a military and corporate background, so I suppose I would be a natural conservative and was up until a few years ago, but I simply cannot stomach the rabid right wing mentality that has overtaken conservatice politics.

In another way, Murdoch exemplifies another belief I hold,(after sitting through a good many board meetings), and that is that free enterprise is the best system for creating wealth, but without strong regulation it inevitably becomes a destructive force. (So, needless to say, I support a media enquiry).

Re Abbott, I've written a couple of columns on that subject, if you feel totally bored and could use a smile check out:
http://www.observationpoint.com.au/?p=121
http://www.observationpoint.com.au/?p=105

Have a great weekend.
Cheers,
Anthony

http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/us-probe-of-news-identifies-gangster-tactics-20110928-1kw6x.html
I understand threads like this are not read.
I know too, more than ever we weary of politics.
And that politics seems less interested in us.
Our hung Parliament, the uncertainty it brings sickens us.
And that world wide we see the same.
World economic crisis ,it is some times easier to just avoid the pain.
Must be extremely hard for some Conservatives.
Anchored solidly to the belief they are right, always, my team wrong, always.
It is for me, a Labor voter unaware why Gillard remains in charge,why Crean is thought to be returning.
Why Rudd is not.
But we, if we want to , will see this single man,has installed both Labor and Liberal governments.
Has us all on his string.
enough uninformed follow his pied piper call to do his will, no matter what ours is.
This link, if we remove the names, could be a road map for Mafia infiltration to a city or country.
she,l be right mate! will it?

Hi Belly,
wow, that link is very interesting reading.
Just goes to show that the old saying that leaders shape organizational culture is true.
As you inferred, Murdoch could give Al Capone a run for his money.
Cheers,
Anthony
www.observationpoint.com.au

Many threads have started here about this subject.
Here and in articles,daily in the Murdock flagship attempts to make it look a freedom of the press thing are launched.
Australians seem to think its a Labor vs Liberal thing.
It never was.
Rupert Murdock, all that he controls, has supported or removed governments of both persuasions.
It will not go away.
His open door entry to houses of Prime Ministers his power and influence are the drivers here.
We stumble, seemingly in awe or is it fear? of his power to influence public opinion.
But in the end world events will force us to be involved the New York Times no less has a story yesterday that will in time bring us to wounder how did we let this happen.