Anonymity

At Monday night's political debate Wolf Blitzer asked a rhetorical question of Ron Paul. "If a thirty year old man who declines to obtain health insurance suddenly gets seriously ill, who pays for his care?" Paul danced around the question mentioning his days as a hospital physician and the activity of the churches, etc. until Blitzer cut him off by asking "Should we let him die?" Several anonymous voices in the audience yelled YES!  I thought I was in the Roman Coliseum with all the thumbs pointed downward.
The following day, Tuesday, the N.Y. Times reported on a new reality show to appear on channel CW tonight, Wednesday titled H8R which is a play on the word "hater". I do not normally watch reality shows but this one has an interesting theme.  It plans to have celebrities confront their detractors face to face. The show is "a reaction to the bile, often anonymous, that cascades thru the Internet." "Haters are hiders" said the show's creator. (What a quote!) She goes on "It's easier to trash talk when you don't have to look people in the eye." The network president said the message of the show is "Think before you type and don't believe everything you read on a blog." (Except on The Eagle Blue Chronicles.) The full text of the article NYT Arts section Sept 13 writer -  Brooks Barnes.
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