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Monday, January 31, 2005


If ever there was a reason to raise the voting age, this is it.
One in three U.S. high school students say the press ought to be more restricted, and even more say the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them, according to a survey being released today.

The survey of 112,003 students finds that 36% believe newspapers should get "government approval" of stories before publishing; 51% say they should be able to publish freely; 13% have no opinion.

Asked whether the press enjoys "too much freedom," not enough or about the right amount, 32% say "too much," and 37% say it has the right amount. Ten percent say it has too little.
I'm speechless. No witty rejoinder, no pithy quote to Ben Franklin (OK, maybe just one). I got nuthin'. Not only do at least a third of these kids not understand that most of the media that saturates their lives is hopelessly biased, but State approval is a good thing! And just think, some adult idiots want to let these people vote?!?

My new ebay business: Selling brown shirts by the gross. I'm obviously on the wrong side of history.



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