I completely agree. We know, don't we?, that NPR's listeners, overall, lean left. I would think, substantially so. Naturally, NPR, wants to remain in touch with their audience. Nevertheless, the NPR correspondents make an effort to present both sides. And I would say it is almost painful sometimes to experience the obviousness of their overtures to the right while recognizing how clearly feigned their interest is. What they do a great job of, by comparison with the mainstream, commercial media, is covering stories in greater depth. But again, it's clear, despite their best efforts to remain so, they are not neutral-- not completely anyway. They lean left. So should we be asking a questions here? Should we be asking, why do their listeners, by and large, lean left? Is it because the peculiar collection of folks responsible for public broadcasting lean left, and therefore NPR attracts left-leaning listeners? I hope that is not the case. I, personally, would find it more interesting if the reason was that the supporters of NPR lean left, and therefore NPR tilts that way. Because then I would ask, "Is there is a connection between left leaning politics and the Arts -- visual, musical (the opera!, jazz), theater -- and also, perhaps, between NPR and old money and old institutions. That's a far more interesting question. The answer could be exceedingly enlightening, but also useful, if we thought it worthwhile to lift our species further above its instinctual nature -- the nature that was central to E.O. Wilson's concern in, "The Social Conquest of Earth."
Via Vox: Defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting won’t kill PBS. It will hurt Trump voters. - Most of the organization’s money goes toward keeping rural PBS and NPR stations alive.
I can't answer for someone else of course, but in my case I won't be inclined to either insult, or avoid insulting, someone hopelessly out of touch. They are on this site, so we can presume they graduated from high school (If they hadn't, and I became aware of that, I would certainly apologize.) You, and others, understand that it is the U.S. Congress, not the President, that debates and settles funding issues. My corespondent, Snarkhund, wrote "Trump has cut off all federal funding..." This is no more worthy of cluttering up the internet than one of Trumps delusional tweets.
He obviously was using that expression as shorthand for "Trump cut them in his proposed budget." That was clear to me and everyone else I would guess. You play the media game of taking statements at their most literal when they were clearly intended as hyperbole or opinion, then pronouncing the speaker a moron or liar.
Seriously? What percentage of trump voters watch PBS or listen to NPR? Nearly none. Does PBS broadcast NASCAR or theater performances. Trump voters could care less if these entities disappear.
I cant even remember the last time i turned on PBS, or listened to NPR, something tells me i can get by without it, and as for the "Big Bird" argument the left likes to make, well turns out Big Bird is a sellout like everyone else, he works for HBO now so we wont be losing him either.
Good, then you'll understand that when I write, "Trump is an asshole!" it is not to be taken literally.
CBC is hard left progressive issues, 247 Nearly all their coverage pertain to immigrant/refugee human interest stories. How little bawanda from the tribe of tulatuuki survived her heroining journey from the shores of Africa to Canada in three shipping containers and a flat bed truck. Conservative values / policies are rarely acknowledged, let alone discussed. Get rid of this horseshit. Thanks
It can't understand how Trump's voters would be hurt en masse if public broadcasting were to disappear tomorrow, but that steam roller is going to smart big time. However when you step on an ant, does the ant know what's just hit it?
Could it be for the same reason we don't bring up defecation or the details of drawing and quartering at the dinner table?