ha ha ha
I take your points Aardvark -most quaintly put.
In regard to your comment:
"We are almost powerless to stop the encroachment on our liberties and I doubt there is much we can do as individuals to stop them."
The first step in defeating any enemy is always to understand their battle plan.
Unless we aren't willing to at least understand their motives and strategy, then it will be even harder to deal with the enemy when they eventually do attack. But are we just going to surrender ?
Actually, I think you underestimate the will and capability of educated people to enagage in exposing corruption and instigate change based on the understanding of tyranny and political motivation.
After all, the powers that be
must feel threatened otherwise they would see no need to shut the internet down would they ?
So it's a positive sign of how the alternative media is winning, not losing.