Comment Excuse me, but who the hell are YOU? (Score 1) 597
Steve Case has broached the limits of a free market economy? Give me an extrra-large break, will you? Steve Case has brought the Internet into the homes of millions of Americans who would have otherwise be essentially shut out. Admittedly, AOL leaves much to be desired, but that's the whole point: We have a choice not to use them.
History is filled with liberal-minded, anti-competitve journalists like you Jon. Remember Ida Tarbell and her absolute ridicule of John Rockefeller? Hmm...something sounds familiar.
"The corporate move to acquire information, online and off, is a civic and an Internet menace." What the hell does this mean, Jon? Is there something wrong with "aquiring" information? Please...
"There hardly exists a free and independent journalistic culture off-line anymore..." Well, then get off your butt and create one. I'm sure Steve Case didn't sit at home complaining about how there was no easy way for Americans to get connected to the Internet. He got off his ass and did it, and now he is being vilified for doing so.
"Wal-Mart, Blockbuster Video, Staples, Toys R Us, Starbucks, Disney and now, AOL/Time-Warner, rule our world." Ironically, you're last statement is the one that strikes the most happiness and hope in my heart. Big business and competitive enterprise are allowed to grow free in our country. This has led to values that were almost unthinkable decades ago. People today live like kings compared to people of the 18th and 19th century. Business super-heros like Sam Walton, Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Steve Case, Bill Gates, and Michael Milken have created values where non previously existed, have expanded the quality of life and have brought prosperity and happiness to our great country.
Take your anti-competitive psuedo-journalism and stick it, Katz.
