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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30651 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
It is SUPPOSED to be the duty of any responsible newspaper to inform the public of serious wrongdoings and injustices. That was the line some time ago. However the lawyers, bless their souls, proved in court that the fiduciary duty to the shareholder overrides any other duty, such as informing the public of wrongdoing. Any reporter/editor who doesn't know this will quickly find themselves out of a job and any manager who doesn't enforce this in bankruptcy court unable to pay the shareholders their tons of flesh for breaching his duty. What? You are editor. You have a story about wrongs and you have a page 3 girl photo. You have only so much ink and paper in your budget. Which do you run? Which one brings in more advertising money? That is the one you run! |
Terror Australis Send message Joined: 14 Feb 04 Posts: 1817 Credit: 262,693,308 RAC: 44 |
...Short-term thinking is liberalism. And not thinking at all is Tea Party conservatism. T.A. |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
...Short-term thinking is liberalism. +1 Reality Internet Personality |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30651 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
...Short-term thinking is liberalism. Thinking long term is Libertarianism. |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
It is SUPPOSED to be the duty of any responsible newspaper to inform the public of serious wrongdoings and injustices. Im getting so sick and tired of hearing this fiduciary duty crap!!! Maybe the damn lawyers need to be horse whipped in front of the Supreme Court and be sued for for fiscal malefeasance. When making money overcomes any moral obligations its damn plain wrong. That law needs to be changed . But as long as we have a lying, stealing, whats in it for me congrass, that will never happen. [/quote] Old James |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Excellent reply. +1 |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30651 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
I think the Supreme Court needs to be dragged out of the building an tarred and feathered for Citizens United and other fiduciary duty rulings. Yes we MUST change the law! |
Ex: "Socialist" Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2 |
I think the Supreme Court needs to be dragged out of the building an tarred and feathered for Citizens United and other fiduciary duty rulings. Yes we MUST change the law! Agreed 100% #resist |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
lets go back 100 years and repeal the " money is free speech" nonsense. This basically tells people that the wealthy have more free speech than the poor. that is stale horse puckey In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30651 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
lets go back 100 years and repeal the " money is free speech" nonsense. This basically tells people that the wealthy have more free speech than the poor. that is stale horse puckey Well, it won't change anything other than they will have to pay tax on it. They will still buy more ads than the poor. However I'm for a more basic change. That a corporation is a license and any condition the legislature sees fit can be put on that license, including a restriction on speech. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
beginning to stray way off topic here. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30651 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
beginning to stray way off topic here. Perhaps if someone stayed out of the US political topics there might be reciprocal behavior, too much to hope for I'm sure ... |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
At least my posts/questions were on topic. Edit: & that maybe the reason why america is no longer liked by the rest of the world.... too arrogant maybe? |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19062 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
beginning to stray way off topic here. The problem is that US politics just about affect everybody else on the planet, so expressing our views is probably legitimate as it might just modify your stance so that the US doesn't become the most disliked nation. P.S. Thanks for taking this position away from us in the UK, it tended to make us paranoid. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Well stated! |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19062 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
I have no axe to grind against America, and I don't dislike them. In fact in the Western work I would say that China and the far east are probably more disliked than the USA or the UK. Also this project and these boards are supplied by Americans for our benefit, so it seems rather rude to bash their country just because some here don't like their politics. BBC Mark Mardell, A Battle for America's Soul When Barack Obama was elected, I lived in Belgium. So it seems I'm not the only one to express these thoughts. I have many American friends and a few relatives that have permanently moved there. And I recognise that they are a young country, but I do not understand why so many are so insular and inward looking. And why they refuse to learn from history, most of our history is common to them as well. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
I have no axe to grind against America, and I don't dislike them. In fact in the Western world I would say that China and the far east are probably more disliked than the USA or the UK. Also this project and these boards are supplied by Americans for our benefit, so it seems rather rude to bash their country just because some here don't like their politics. You castigated me for being "stuck in the 30's/40's & fixated on war" (Which is totally incorrect btw), yet here you are, stating on an international public forum your dictatorial views. Of course we have to respect the project & its rules, but that doesn't give them the right to act as dictators & I'm pretty sure the project admin would object to being labelled as such. I believe it has been said often before on various threads: - The world is getting over populated with its resources dwindling. Therefore there is only 3 options available & none of them are pleasant: - War Introduce "Logan's Run" Re-enter Space & colonise another planet If there's any better options out there, I can't see what they are! |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30651 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
beginning to stray way off topic here. Ah, typical continental thinking. My way or the Highway. Sounds just like American policy. Wonder where we got that idea? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
I'm not one for increasing bureaucracy, but written consent by all concerned in cases like this would prevent a lot of time wasting in courtrooms...... Doctors issue unauthorised DNR orders One way I suppose to free up ever dwindling beds! |
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