|
| For more than 80 years, Voice of America transmitted the
| news into countries, many of them authoritarian, where
| reliable sources of information about the outside world
| were often hard to come by.
|
| Now those broadcasts -- long viewed as an important part of
| U.S. efforts to promote democracy and transparency overseas
| -- are flickering out.
| ...
<https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03/16/us/trump-news#voa-trump-disman
--bks
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
On 2025-03-18, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
It did.
NPR should be next.
Remove government funding and let the rich, lefty elite support it.
On 2025-03-18 13:52:50 +0000, pothead said:
On 2025-03-18, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
It did.
NPR should be next.
Remove government funding and let the rich, lefty elite support it.
While the rich, rightist elite only support dumbing down their audience further.
"A blissfully ignorant Republican is a happy Republican."
Same principle applies to oppressed peoples around the world who never
hear about democracy other than through the VOA.
North Korea takes this stuff so seriously they publicly executed one of
their generals who they found out had been listening regularly to the VOA.
Trump just did his self-described "love interest" Kim Jong Un a huge favor.
On 2025-03-18, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
It did.
NPR should be next.
Remove government funding and let the rich, lefty elite support it.
The premise of your statement is that the audience can only not be
dumbed down but for government funding of its news. That's
nonsense. If VOA can't sustain itself without government funding,
as thousands of other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should
fail.
pothead <[email protected]> wrote in news:vrbtri$2iu3a$[email protected]:
On 2025-03-18, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
It did.
NPR should be next.
Remove government funding and let the rich, lefty elite support it.
Sesame Street will be much more
popular when the characters are
drinking Pepsi and pushing SafeCo
insurance and driving Teslas
Radio Gnome wrote:
The premise of your statement is that the audience can only not be
dumbed down but for government funding of its news. That's
nonsense. If VOA can't sustain itself without government funding,
as thousands of other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should
fail.
From now all government services will include sponsor ads.
General Sherman Tree will done up by Disney as Rapunzel's tower.
In article <vrctf0$3fop8$[email protected]>,
Siri Cruise <[email protected]> wrote:
Radio Gnome wrote:
The premise of your statement is that the audience can only not be
dumbed down but for government funding of its news. That's
nonsense. If VOA can't sustain itself without government funding,
as thousands of other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should
fail.
From now all government services will include sponsor ads.
General Sherman Tree will done up by Disney as Rapunzel's tower.
Private sponsors should get together and start their own version of VOA,
the "Voice of Democracy." Warn countries around the world the danger of putting a dictator like Trump in charge of their government.
It doesn't even have to be based in the US so Dictator Don can't touch
it.
On 2025-03-18, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]> wrote:
pothead <[email protected]> wrote in news:vrbtri$2iu3a$[email protected]: >>Sesame Street is already in trouble.
On 2025-03-18, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
It did.
NPR should be next.
Remove government funding and let the rich, lefty elite support it.
Sesame Street will be much more
popular when the characters are
drinking Pepsi and pushing SafeCo
insurance and driving Teslas
They are laying off significantly.
On 3/18/2025 2:51 PM, super70s wrote:
On 2025-03-18 13:52:50 +0000, pothead said:
On 2025-03-18, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
It did.
NPR should be next.
Remove government funding and let the rich, lefty elite support it.
While the rich, rightist elite only support dumbing down their
audience further.
"A blissfully ignorant Republican is a happy Republican."
Same principle applies to oppressed peoples around the world who
never hear about democracy other than through the VOA.
North Korea takes this stuff so seriously they publicly executed one
of their generals who they found out had been listening regularly to
the VOA.
Trump just did his self-described "love interest" Kim Jong Un a huge
favor.
The premise of your statement is that the audience can only not be
dumbed down but for government funding of its news. That's nonsense.
If VOA can't sustain itself without government funding, as thousands
of other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should fail.
The premise of your statement is that the audience can only not beVOA is an American propaganda tool and as such, should be supported by federal dollars.
dumbed down but for government funding of its news. That's nonsense. If
VOA can't sustain itself without government funding, as thousands of
other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should fail.
Radio Gnome wrote:
The premise of your statement is that the audience can only not be
dumbed down but for government funding of its news. That's nonsense.
If VOA can't sustain itself without government funding, as thousands
of other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should fail.
From now all government services will include sponsor ads.
General Sherman Tree will done up by Disney as Rapunzel's tower.
Radio Gnome <[email protected]> wrote in
news:vrcg0s$31tvb$[email protected]:
On 3/18/2025 2:51 PM, super70s wrote:
On 2025-03-18 13:52:50 +0000, pothead said:
On 2025-03-18, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
It did.
NPR should be next.
Remove government funding and let the rich, lefty elite support it.
While the rich, rightist elite only support dumbing down their
audience further.
"A blissfully ignorant Republican is a happy Republican."
Same principle applies to oppressed peoples around the world who
never hear about democracy other than through the VOA.
North Korea takes this stuff so seriously they publicly executed one
of their generals who they found out had been listening regularly to
the VOA.
Trump just did his self-described "love interest" Kim Jong Un a huge
favor.
The premise of your statement is that the audience can only not be
dumbed down but for government funding of its news. That's nonsense.
If VOA can't sustain itself without government funding, as thousands
of other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should fail.
VOA is not supposed to make a profit.
Neither are NASA or the VA or the Secret Service.
Perhaps we should shut them down too?
On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:02:52 -0400, Radio Gnome <[email protected]>
wrote:
On 3/18/2025 2:51 PM, super70s wrote:
On 2025-03-18 13:52:50 +0000, pothead said:
On 2025-03-18, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
It did.
NPR should be next.
Remove government funding and let the rich, lefty elite support it.
While the rich, rightist elite only support dumbing down their audience
further.
"A blissfully ignorant Republican is a happy Republican."
Same principle applies to oppressed peoples around the world who never
hear about democracy other than through the VOA.
North Korea takes this stuff so seriously they publicly executed one of
their generals who they found out had been listening regularly to the VOA. >>>
Trump just did his self-described "love interest" Kim Jong Un a huge favor. >>>
The premise of your statement is that the audience can only not be
dumbed down but for government funding of its news. That's nonsense. If
VOA can't sustain itself without government funding, as thousands of
other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should fail.
VOA is an American propaganda tool and as such, should be supported by federal dollars.
On 3/19/2025 4:30 AM, Governor Swill wrote:
If
VOA can't sustain itself without government funding, as thousands of
other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should fail.
VOA is an American propaganda tool and as such, should be supported by
federal dollars.
So is the NYT, WPOST, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, AJC, NPR, etc. Should those be
funded with tax dollars as well?
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
c186282 wrote:
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
Then why are the #FELONDents ChiCom buddies happy
about it?
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:17:48 -0400, Radio Gnome <[email protected]>
wrote:
VOA is an American propaganda tool and as such, should be supported by
federal dollars.
So is the NYT, WPOST, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, AJC, NPR, etc. Should those be
funded with tax dollars as well?
Not in the same league. Those are commercial enterprises which serve
western markets. VOA, RFL and RFA are government projects which serve
where markets cannot.
Meanwhile, you are clearly a Russkie troll.
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On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:16:01 -0400, Radio Gnome <[email protected]>
wrote:
On 3/18/2025 10:16 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
Radio Gnome <[email protected]> wrote in
news:vrcg0s$31tvb$[email protected]:
On 3/18/2025 2:51 PM, super70s wrote:
On 2025-03-18 13:52:50 +0000, pothead said:
On 2025-03-18, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:While the rich, rightist elite only support dumbing down their
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
It did.
NPR should be next.
Remove government funding and let the rich, lefty elite support it. >>>>>
audience further.
"A blissfully ignorant Republican is a happy Republican."
Same principle applies to oppressed peoples around the world who
never hear about democracy other than through the VOA.
North Korea takes this stuff so seriously they publicly executed one >>>>> of their generals who they found out had been listening regularly to >>>>> the VOA.
Trump just did his self-described "love interest" Kim Jong Un a huge >>>>> favor.
The premise of your statement is that the audience can only not be
dumbed down but for government funding of its news. That's nonsense.
If VOA can't sustain itself without government funding, as thousands
of other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should fail.
VOA is not supposed to make a profit.
Profit has nothing to do with it.
Neither are NASA or the VA or the Secret Service.
Profit has nothing to do with it.
Perhaps we should shut them down too?
Perhaps.
VOA, RFL and RFA are all propganda tools used by the US against
dictatorships for decades.
Trump no longer wishes to combat dictatorships. His every move in
foreign policy promotes and assists them.
Trump WILL destroy the free west.
On 3/20/2025 1:27 AM, Governor Swill wrote:it.
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:16:01 -0400, Radio Gnome <[email protected]>
wrote:
On 3/18/2025 10:16 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
Radio Gnome <[email protected]> wrote in
news:vrcg0s$31tvb$[email protected]:
On 3/18/2025 2:51 PM, super70s wrote:
On 2025-03-18 13:52:50 +0000, pothead said:
On 2025-03-18, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
GOOD - and Good Riddace. Went WAY too commie/woke.
It did.
NPR should be next.
Remove government funding and let the rich, lefty elite support
one
While the rich, rightist elite only support dumbing down their
audience further.
"A blissfully ignorant Republican is a happy Republican."
Same principle applies to oppressed peoples around the world who
never hear about democracy other than through the VOA.
North Korea takes this stuff so seriously they publicly executed
toof their generals who they found out had been listening regularly
hugethe VOA.
Trump just did his self-described "love interest" Kim Jong Un a
nonsense.favor.
The premise of your statement is that the audience can only not be
dumbed down but for government funding of its news. That's
thousandsIf VOA can't sustain itself without government funding, as
of other news outlets do, then tough titty. It should fail.
VOA is not supposed to make a profit.
Profit has nothing to do with it.
Neither are NASA or the VA or the Secret Service.
Profit has nothing to do with it.
Perhaps we should shut them down too?
Perhaps.
VOA, RFL and RFA are all propganda tools used by the US against
dictatorships for decades.
Trump no longer wishes to combat dictatorships. His every move in
foreign policy promotes and assists them.
Trump WILL destroy the free west.
Hell yeah!!! If we don't spend taxpayer dollars on government driven propaganga then we must be dictators!!!! Nazi's and fascists, even!!!!
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