Can anyone explain the downvotes ?
Surely my point is valid even if couched in the sarcasm of devils advocacy - are sarcasm tags needed ?<p>A democracy cannot function without an informed public.
The press has traditionally been seen as the main guarantor of keeping people informed.
Creating a paywall is exclusiory to the less well off.
This therefore makes the United States less democratic.<p>Can I please be argued with rather than downvoted or is there no such thing as netiquette these days ?