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From major news outlets? No, not strange. Luckily the AAAS, NASA, NOAA aren't nearly as political.
by 0xfeba 9y ago
From major news outlets? No, not strange.
Luckily the AAAS, NASA, NOAA aren't nearly as political.
- dogruck 9y agoI disagree that organizations such as AAAS, NASA, and NOAA aren't political. Perhaps you and I have different definitions of "political." Do you define it as "elected official?"
- emodendroket 9y agoAre newspaper editors elected where you live?
- dogruck 9y agoPretty much -- every reader and advertiser is essentially a voter. Many more layers of indirection for NASA officials. Still, I think NASA has heaps of politics.
- emodendroket 9y ago> Pretty much -- every reader and advertiser is essentially a voter. That is not the least bit similar to being voted for.
- dogruck 9y agoCogent. I think money talks -- in journalism and in traditional elections. I agree to disagree with you.
- emodendroket 9y agoIf a newspaper editor is a democratically elected position because subscribers can cancel their subscriptions and advertisers can pull their ads, then Supreme Leader of North Korea is a democratically elected position, because if you don't like the way they rule you can just leave.
- dogruck 9y agoBut, you cannot just leave the DPNK. See how you're wrong?
- emodendroket 9y agoMany people do. But look at Xi Jingping instead if you're so hung up on the leaving being illegal part. Also it's the DPRK