NPR really makes me sick. You people knew that Mubarak and his cronies were looting billions of dollars (how much of it came from US taxpayers?) but you never said a word, because it didn't serve the interests of US power.
It's only after the government cuts them loose that you start telling the truth about them - again, in the service of creating a unified propaganda message. It's happened so many times - you just mentioned Marcos, for example - you wouldn't think anybody would be fooled. But it does seem to work over and over again.
And I've never heard a word about US kleptocrats, even after they are out of power. Tell me, how much money did Bush help himself to through his tax cuts to the rich? I'll bet you know, but you won't say. Reporting is not part of the NPR agenda.
I'm surprised that congress is talking about eliminating government support for NPR. If they really mean, it's very stupid. They more than get their money's worth. The tweed and brie set don't fall for Fox propaganda, you need to feed them something more sophisticated bring them into the consensus, and that's the job of NPR. NPR does an excellent job of pacifying then.
I wouldn't mind if NPR went away all together, liberals might be motivated to activism if they had to turn to Democracy Now!, Alternative Radio, etc for information. Imagine if all those campus stations were cut loose. They'd re-affiliate, and no doubt offer better programming.
But no, NPR will become even more servile, like a kicked dog, become more conservative and serving the interest of power, pick up more Fox commentators and never fire one again no matter how much they deserve it - in exactly the same way you responded to the Gingrich assault.
Instead of dying the death of a thousand cuts, you could try to remember why you studied journalism in college - and practice it. But I don't expect that. I know what it's like to work in a beleaguered, demoralized bureaucracy that has lost direction. It takes organized effort, and everybody just wants to try to stay below the radar. People that put their heads up get hammered down.
Possibly you don't understand what I'm saying. If you don't, I have no sympathy for you. But if you do, you do have my sympathy, been there, done that.
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