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Not going to argue semantics with you. The US government was the largest donor until now. No single non-governmental donor will ever have that level of influen

Not going to argue semantics with you. The US government was the largest donor until now. No single non-governmental donor will ever have that level of influence again.

GuinansEyebrows 1y ago
it's not a semantic argument. you misunderstand the term in question.
- munchler 1y ago
  Until this change, public broadcasting got 85% of its funding from donations, so whatever the term used to mean, that's what it means now.
  - pfortuny 1y ago
    Honest question: apart from the name ("Public BC"), what makes it "public" in the US if most of its income is private?
    - munchler 1y ago
      It gets direct donations from the public.
      - pfortuny 1y ago
        But then what is the difference between that and any NGO?
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pfortuny 1y ago
I now realize (sorry) that my European mindset has tricked me, most likely. The term is very loaded here towards the meaning I gave it. You are probably right. My apologies.