More Of The Same

[poliphilo]

The politicians fear Murdoch because they believe his papers can determine the outcome of elections. This belief has never been put to the test.  No politician who defied Murdoch has ever won an election because no politician has ever dared defy him.  Perhaps now, when the tide of public opinion is running so strongly against him, one of them might break ranks. Cameron for instance? He's already in power, so what has he to lose but his chains? 

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[airstrip.livejournal.com]

Problems like these are fun. If Cameron could just convince enough people to stand against Murdoch and Murdoch happens to be wrong--almost certainly, since ideological positions are like stopped clocks--Murdoch's power would evaporate as a consequence of challenging him. You'd never need to find out if he's powerful, he's just a cat in a box.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Now is the time to do it. The News of the World- Murdoch's British Sunday- is involved in a scandal that just spreads and spreads- with new allegations of wrong-doing emerging every day.