Yeah, I have noticed this fact in American media (comedians) although I did not know it was a trend. How creepy! Interesting to hear that you used to be a journalist. I think that the Internet is one of the few places where you can really find out and inform yourself about stuff without having someone elses agenda or propaganda shoved down your throat. All the more scary that politicians and corporations are starting to plot how to control it, starting but not ending with filesharing and alleged "terrorists".I think the story of the Megaupload bust would really interest you Deborski - check out the site torrentfreak.com
Thanks for the link! I agree, the internet is the last realm of freedom really. So of course the control-freaks of the world want to shut it down. The people are talking, and learning about each other, learning what is a lie and what is truth - and we are no longer forced to rely on our media.

But I wonder, if they shut the net down, won't we humans just find another way to talk? It seems we are always building our figurative "tower of babel" despite what the gods would prefer. We evolved this internet communication system to get around the barriers of government... perhaps if they block us again, we will just find another way around.