Reply #2: Wrong answer, better to keep all media outlets small and independent [View All]

[aldo]

I consider Chavez to be a beacon of hope in an increasingly fascist world, but IMO, he needs to move away from the standard socialist answers of yesterday. People do not want collectivization or top-down socialism. That's why he lost the last vote. The social justice and economic goals of socialism can be met by other strategies. In this case I would suggest that every newspaper, TV & radio station be independently owned by freestanding companies (no corporte ownership). That way free speech would blossom but no propaganda machine would be allowed to develop. We need that here also.