Yes, Elizabeth, You Did Make a Mistake
Dec. 7th, 2010 04:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
peristaltorWhen Glenn Beck blathers, nothing should happen simply because no one in their right mind would listen to him. No problem, right?
But when NPR fails to correct Beck's lies, we are all in trouble.
Ah, but when the reporter actually denies making an error that would have put the entire story into proper perspective, showing Beck to be the liar and propagandist he is, public broadcasting is dead. It has been co-opted, probably by financial interests, to become an only slightly less shrill propaganda bullhorn.
This is making me unbelievably angry and sad. Without an informed populace, our democracy will die. Without an informing media, we can have no informed populace.
As a country, we have no future.
None.
But when NPR fails to correct Beck's lies, we are all in trouble.
Ah, but when the reporter actually denies making an error that would have put the entire story into proper perspective, showing Beck to be the liar and propagandist he is, public broadcasting is dead. It has been co-opted, probably by financial interests, to become an only slightly less shrill propaganda bullhorn.
This is making me unbelievably angry and sad. Without an informed populace, our democracy will die. Without an informing media, we can have no informed populace.
As a country, we have no future.
None.