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I suppose it can all come down to self-interest. It's easier to do what Asper is doing than it would be not to. Who doesn't want the money that comes along with owning the vast majority of Canadian media? Who doesn't want control over what people see and hear? Who doesn't want their name to be widely known and reverred? Most would say they don't, but oftentimes they don't think about things from the point of view of those they fight against. Saul D. Alinsky teaches us in Rule for Radicals, that no matter what, your side of the battle will always seem ethical from your standpoint. The same applies for the enemy. He/she doesn't always see the harm being done, and sees that the means justifies the ends. Even if greed is the motivating factor this is always true. I'd like to say I wouldn't abuse such power, but given the chance I probably would, because I would see my side of it as being correct. Plato's Ring of Gyges comes to mind at this point. Just something to think about for a bit...
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