tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235303708202109019.post2707704486778401506..comments2023-12-13T12:36:55.729-08:00Comments on Phronesis / {fro-nay-sis}: A EULOGY FOR AL JAZEERA AMERICAPHRONESIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591076303642667442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235303708202109019.post-59776763100328678102016-01-27T06:42:16.170-08:002016-01-27T06:42:16.170-08:00Good "obit" for AJAM, Ron...I must admit...Good "obit" for AJAM, Ron...I must admit that I wasn't a regular reader, but, not because I'm not interested in getting their perspective. Too bad that America has become so "dumbed down" that there isn't a viable market for a broad range of perspectives. One must only look at the political landscape of our current elections to get an accurate picture of how small the market has become for intelligent discourse on almost any topic. Sad, sad, sad... :O(Doug Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235303708202109019.post-71524509672059914612016-01-25T12:00:01.295-08:002016-01-25T12:00:01.295-08:00I, too, will miss AJAmAs, but not because it offer...I, too, will miss AJAmAs, but not because it offered hard-hitting, unbiased reporting. I'm not sure it did. After all, as Khrushchev notably stated nations are neutral, individuals are not. Rather, I watched it to get the outsider point of view you mentioned. I tune in Fox News for the same reason -- to see what those nutjobs are spewing. That's what we're reduced to. But we, as people, are really getting the news we want and have to accept much of the blame for that.Jim Dubbsnoreply@blogger.com