That children growing up today will probably never think in terms of there being "three" anchormen posing as the authorities when it comes to the news?
That whether it comes from newspapers, TV, or even the Internet, news has lost its monolithic quality and there will always be more and more varied points of view available to them as they grow up?
That 9/11 is still so recent and was so significant that it will continue to reside as a significant part of our national consciousness expressed through annual remembrances and events, particularly on 5 - 10 year anniversarties, and so forth? It will likely shape the thought and opinion of future generations much in the same way Pearl Harbor did.
The world has changed in significant ways in recent years, most ultimately for the better in my opinion. And while many of us grew up in a world very different, I'm optimistic for the future. And much of that optimism has to do with news, the Internet, the availability of information, etc.
Politically speaking, I think people tend to make good decisions if exposed to good information. As information sources continue to grow in number they will become more centrist dominated and far less liberal than they have been in the past, as they'll align along a normal bellcurve resulting from new found options for expression.
While many of us still fight an old war - against the NY Times, CBS, Newsweek, or whomever - in some ways, it's already won. Nothing short of a dictatorship can ever put this genie back in the bottle. While there are miles to go in development and maturing, as well as continued growth, it's very possibly that more has been done in the last year or two to insure the perpetuation of a sound America - and blogs played an extremely significant, if not dominating role.
Some of those children referred to above will one day close a history book after reading a chapter and think, ... amazing, simply amazing.
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