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jrthin

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1. Not to kick a horse when it's down, but NPR practiced both sider-ism and false equivalency

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 12:37 PM

Jul 18

journalism. Sorry to see their demise, but I stopped listening years ago. Still, I concede, their voice is necessary for a healthy democracy. And we know that in America today, democracy is on a life-line.

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Just received this sad email from local Public Broadcasting [View all] orangecrush Jul 18 OP

Not to kick a horse when it's down, but NPR practiced both sider-ism and false equivalency jrthin Jul 18 #1

Appeasement is so effective Nasruddin Jul 18 #2

The biggest loss isn't their news programs. BonnieJW Jul 18 #3

You are absolutely correct! llmart Jul 18 #7

Bigtime is the word! EmmaLee E Jul 18 #10

I did, too -- KVIE out of Sacramento obamanut2012 Jul 18 #4

I doubled my local PBS contribution this morning. SergeStorms Jul 18 #5

Cord Cutters: Mr.Bee Jul 18 #6

They will do anything and everything bdamomma Jul 18 #8

Now Is Not The Time To Go Dark Mr.Bee Jul 18 #9