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A public organization, funded by public money, should not be taking a political stance against more than half the population. It's one thing to just report some
by friend_and_foe 3y ago
A public organization, funded by public money, should not be taking a political stance against more than half the population. It's one thing to just report some fact that goes against a narrative that half the population believes. That's not what is going on at NPR. If they want to take a team x position, fine, team y shouldn't be funding them under threat of imprisonment. They can get their funding the way all the other newsrooms having to make choices do.
- StarterPro 3y agoIs it possible half the population is wrong? Or maybe over counted?
- friend_and_foe 3y agoOver counted, probably not considering the thin margins of election outcomes. Wrong? Yes, half the population is wrong. Which half is wrong depends on which half you're asking. We are all probably wrong about a lot. This cooperation we do in spite of it helps us figure that out.
- DFHippie 3y ago> Which half is wrong depends on which half you're asking. No, sometimes people are actually factually wrong. I don't have any beef with anything else you said.
- friend_and_foe 3y agoYes, someone is factually wrong. The likelihood that it's you is about 50%.
- damontal 3y agoBy “wrong” you mean in disagreement with you? If not then what do you mean by half the population being “wrong”?
- etchalon 3y agoIt receives < %1 of its funding from "public" money.