Exactly, troll. I gave up on TV about ten years ago at least, because I was tired of being a passive sponge for snippets of superficial sound bites slipped in between a repetitive barrage of advertising. The Internet allows us all to think, speak out, listen to each other and respond. It's a huge advance in human communications on this planet, and the most hopeful thing I have seen rise out of new technology yet. It is democratizing our access to information worldwide as has never been done before.

It has in many cases helped me to gain an honest measure of respect for people whom I do not necessarily agree with on some political thing too...because I get to know their many sides, rather than just seeing them just through the lens of a single issue.

- LH