PBS is in danger of disappearing from the airways—or at least transforming into something that its fans will have difficulty in recognizing. The conservative onslaught is demanding that it yield its format to fit the whimsical taste of the masses. PBS programers are being restricted from showing episodes of a children's program because they might realize that two women who have set up house as a married couple might actually succeed as a couple where so many heterosexuals fail. Evidently, conservatives are truly afraid of the truth. Is this news?
The purpose of PBS, as far as I am concerned, is to show us/tells us things we ought to know and see whether we like knowing and seeing them or not. And we, through our tax dollars, ought to pay for that to happen.
It is interesting to hear conservatives—of all people—to argue on behalf of democracy. Traditionally conservatives have been opposed to demaocracy. Conservatives do not trust the mob, they believe only the enlighted few—the elite—should be in power to make choices for the rest of us. We have, in fact, trusted our conservative brothers and sisters to warn us against the demogogues who amass the mob against liberty. So it is indeed amazing to see conservatives themselves becoming the demogogues who are amassing the general populace to rise up against anything that might be disturbing to the status quo.
We need a voice in the wildnerness. Don't let Congress destroy one of the few outlets of intelligent public discourse disappear into the sea of misinformation and bread and circuses of media meant to misguide the masses. Write your congressman. Contact Elected Officials.
A Little History: At the end of World War II, the allies were so aghast at the destruction brought to the world by the imperialist forces in Japan and Germany that they decided to turn these countries into western style democracies. This was not a revolutionary idea, both countries were so inclined before the war and had been moving in that direction.
The danger, the western countries saw, was in the fact that both countries had developed such strong military forces. Thes two countries must be restricted from having strong military forces.
In addition to the obvious benefits that would result from Japan and Germany not having strong military forces, they would also benefit from not having to finance such organizations. This would allow their respective economies to grow strong at a rapid rate. All, or almost all, of their GNPs could be directed to develop the economy itself.
However, it would be necessary to provide the two countries with military protection, especially in light of the "Soviet Threat." Thus the US became the military for both Japan and Germany.
In order to finance this grand stratedgy, as time went on, it become necessary for the US to borrow money. So it went to the German banks and the Japanese banks and barrowed money from them in order to pay for the military that was in turn serving to protect them.
As the cat said, things become curiouser and curioser.
If you want to see American democracy in action, tune in C-SPAN, where the Republican controlled congress is falling all over itself congratulating the Rupublican controlled White House on the fine job it is doing. This is called "checks and balances." The Congress enacts laws and charges the Executive Office with enforcing those laws. Congress then acts as an oversite body. Or Congress is the kings' body of courtiers, busily flattering their master in hopes of currying favor. Who are these folks representing? You?
How many more Jeff Gannons does the White House have in its employ?
The purpose of PBS, as far as I am concerned, is to show us/tells us things we ought to know and see whether we like knowing and seeing them or not. And we, through our tax dollars, ought to pay for that to happen.
It is interesting to hear conservatives—of all people—to argue on behalf of democracy. Traditionally conservatives have been opposed to demaocracy. Conservatives do not trust the mob, they believe only the enlighted few—the elite—should be in power to make choices for the rest of us. We have, in fact, trusted our conservative brothers and sisters to warn us against the demogogues who amass the mob against liberty. So it is indeed amazing to see conservatives themselves becoming the demogogues who are amassing the general populace to rise up against anything that might be disturbing to the status quo.
We need a voice in the wildnerness. Don't let Congress destroy one of the few outlets of intelligent public discourse disappear into the sea of misinformation and bread and circuses of media meant to misguide the masses. Write your congressman. Contact Elected Officials.
A Little History: At the end of World War II, the allies were so aghast at the destruction brought to the world by the imperialist forces in Japan and Germany that they decided to turn these countries into western style democracies. This was not a revolutionary idea, both countries were so inclined before the war and had been moving in that direction.
The danger, the western countries saw, was in the fact that both countries had developed such strong military forces. Thes two countries must be restricted from having strong military forces.
In addition to the obvious benefits that would result from Japan and Germany not having strong military forces, they would also benefit from not having to finance such organizations. This would allow their respective economies to grow strong at a rapid rate. All, or almost all, of their GNPs could be directed to develop the economy itself.
However, it would be necessary to provide the two countries with military protection, especially in light of the "Soviet Threat." Thus the US became the military for both Japan and Germany.
In order to finance this grand stratedgy, as time went on, it become necessary for the US to borrow money. So it went to the German banks and the Japanese banks and barrowed money from them in order to pay for the military that was in turn serving to protect them.
As the cat said, things become curiouser and curioser.
If you want to see American democracy in action, tune in C-SPAN, where the Republican controlled congress is falling all over itself congratulating the Rupublican controlled White House on the fine job it is doing. This is called "checks and balances." The Congress enacts laws and charges the Executive Office with enforcing those laws. Congress then acts as an oversite body. Or Congress is the kings' body of courtiers, busily flattering their master in hopes of currying favor. Who are these folks representing? You?
How many more Jeff Gannons does the White House have in its employ?
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