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Re: More Canadian censorship
On 8 Jan 00, at 18:21, Dib9@aol.com wrote:
> You people scare me! In your hatred of corporations, you are willing
> to turn programming decisions over to the government.
Um, I never said I hated corporations...or that the government
should make programming decisions. But I thought radio was
better when government had a somewhat stronger role in
overseeing the industry. I liked radio more when there were fewer
stations with a stronger FCC, and ironically it made for more
adventurous programming.
> Who decides what is bottom feeding and what is in the public
> interest? Some politician or the same bureaucrat that decided that
> employers are responsible for the safety of workers working in their
> own homes?
One person's "bureaucrat" is another's "respected public servant."
:)
> When it comes to program content: let the market decide. If people
> don't watch and advertisers don't support it, the public is not
> interested and therefore a broadcast is not in the public interest.
So your idea of the most valuable public servant is Howard Stern.
Fine. I don't agree, although sometimes I enjoy his show.
Mark
laurence@sprintmail.com