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01-21-2017, 09:47 AM
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Why are we still forced to pay for the CBC?
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=aXNFzfc5zOs
This garbage that can only be described as "racism porn", is what I saw during my morning blog role.
Hard to imagine that the CBC can actually get worse but hey, no government is prepared to cut their umbilical cord.
Not a good start to my day. I will have to sweat this one off during my walk.
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01-21-2017, 10:31 AM
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I just don't understand how people can link Trump to racism.
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01-21-2017, 10:36 AM
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Didn't even watch the whole thing. Very typical hit piece. Trying to stereotype one group as all thinking the same way. Seems kind of prejudicial to me. CBC...just a bunch of bigots. No surprise. Too bad we are forced to pay for the broadcasting of their hatred.
They've had several pieces spreading hatred. Remember that This Hour has 22 minutes song they had about breeding out the white people in Canada? Shamefull bigotry.
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01-21-2017, 10:49 AM
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I'm OK with CBC getting my tax support. Don't agree with everything they do, but that Marketplace piece was OK.
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01-21-2017, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 260 Rem
I'm OK with CBC getting my tax support. Don't agree with everything they do, but that Marketplace piece was OK.
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Agree
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01-21-2017, 11:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 260 Rem
I'm OK with CBC getting my tax support. Don't agree with everything they do, but that Marketplace piece was OK.
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Can you give one reason why the taxpayers should fund an obviously biased new organization?
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01-21-2017, 11:50 AM
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Gone Hunting
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Why are we still forced to pay for the CBC?
Becausethey are an arm of the Liberal party, that's why.
It's a sweet deal for the Liberal party, call it Canadian content you can sell propaganda to any Canadian audiance.
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01-21-2017, 11:53 AM
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The Canadien taxpayer should not be paying for the cbc ... give my money to homeless and mentally ill instead ... what's more important ... food and shelter or watching tv .
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01-21-2017, 12:41 PM
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Lots of my tax money goes to support things I don't support but I don't get all whiny. Some of the antis seem to think their tax is more important than others. Probably lots that don't think crown corps like Farm Credit should get support. So what? Doubt there is much support regarding tax exemptions for religious institutions.
DA I could really care less about your "respect" for having an opinion different than yours. Nor do I think you have superior smarts regarding the topic at hand.
With respect to the Market Place sting ... I support the idea of confronting, challenging, and outing anybody that sets up on a public street peddling hate. I would have been in the "actor's" face in a heartbeat.
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01-21-2017, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by bb356
The Canadien taxpayer should not be paying for the cbc ... give my money to homeless and mentally ill instead ... what's more important ... food and shelter or watching tv .
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I don't want any of my tax dollar going to the homeless ... I say get a job. I'm OK with some of my tax going to the mentally ill through health care. Now, support for funding lung cancer treatment for smokers....what do you think?
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01-21-2017, 11:50 AM
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[QUOTE=260 Rem;3449153]I'm OK with CBC getting my tax support. Don't agree with everything they do, but that Marketplace piece was OK.[/QUOTE
SOOO.....back to the issue.....it's great that YOU are ok with them getting YOUR tax dollar. What about many others, who are not represented by the CBC's leftist/liberal love-fest view point, and do not have the option in whether they support them, or not, in tax dollars??? Shouldn't the CBC represent ALL the viewpoints of those that fund them? In fact shouldn't the CBC be forced to be non-partisan and non-political and be of benefit to ALL Canadians......not just those on one side of the political spectrum?
AND if you really think the CBC should be supported, then put your money where your mouth is. I would bet that if taxpayers could check off a box on CBC support, and Rev Canada added the appropriate amount ($1.5Bill / supporters), you'd wouldn't dare check the box. And the minority that would, wouldn't like the gigantic bill.
But it would be a great way to put your money where your mouth is, when supporting a corrupted and archaic media model. We are in the 21st century with 500 channels and consumers can express their likes/dislikes with where they spend their dollars......except when it comes to the untouchable sacred cow, the CBC. (nothing against sacred cows....they give milk versus milk the taxpayer)
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01-22-2017, 11:30 PM
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DA, time to lighten up on the personal stuff and stick to issues. The logic you employ to assign others to boxes would not get you through the first term of Philosophy 200 as it is flawed.
And now back to the issue which is essentially that the world does not always operate in black and white. There are both good and bad things about the CBC and like it or not, the governments of Canada have all endorsed (to a greater or lesser extent), the need for a national broadcast system. It can be argued that a majority of those (adult) Canadians involved in the electoral system are well enough educated to be capable of critical thought.
I believe the CBC is very much a reflection of society in general which by "purest" standards, has moved left of centre. I guess the best proof of that is the election of the Liberals. Compared with the politics of the '60's, the Conservatives are also well left of centre. Right/left...is relative, and is subject to whim when the prospect of gaining power is on the horizon.
The examples I used to drive home the differential in tax support (smoking-cancer treatment/ homeless/drugs-injection sites) elicited the response I expected which was support from some traditionally hard right wingers....demonstrating that on many issues, there are crossover positions. For the record, I support universal health care and mental health initiatives for the homeless.
The CBC has both good and bad aspects. IMO More good than bad. As long as I feel that way, it will continue to get my support as I feel it is important to have a public broadcaster.
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01-23-2017, 07:10 AM
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I ckeaned up this thread as best I can
Some of the posts had so many personal attacks It was too difficult to try and figure out if they were worth keeping they were deleted .
Anymore personal and insults and this thread will disappear as with the member who decided to make them .
That goes derails as well .
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01-22-2017, 04:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 260 Rem
I'm OK with CBC getting my tax support. Don't agree with everything they do, but that Marketplace piece was OK.
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Sorry, but if a NON-essential business can not profit or at the very least support itself the tax-payers should not be on the hook for it.
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01-21-2017, 11:05 AM
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never mind not worth the effort
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