[Dean's World] Dean: National Public Radio: A Harry Truman Anecdote

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Posted by Dean:
National Public Radio: A Harry Truman Anecdote
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1192317111.shtml


   I am a regular and loyal [1]National Public Radio listener. Have been
   for years and years. I'm glad it's there.

   I get how [2]the BBC gets its funding, and can even support it,
   because at least all Brits are paying into the same pool and, like it
   or hate it, they all recognize that it's collectively theirs. By
   comparison, I am confused as to why NPR exists.

   I love [3]NPR. I really do. Get in my car on any given morning, and
   it's tuned to the local NPR station. You'd have to be an idiot not to
   notice that they're left-wing biased, but, the quality of what they
   put out is extraordinary. I'm glad they're there, and I've given them
   money.

   Still, let's tell the truth about NPR: pasty-white to semi-tan
   mid-to-upper class white people going on and on how important they are
   and how their cultural perspective is vital because they're
   "non-profit." Meanwhile, look at who really listens to them, and what
   they're all about.

   This really demands taxpayer subsidy, eh?

   I'll put it in one pithy question:

   Please explain to me how National Public Radio is anything but a
   subsidy for rich white college-educated American liberals to expound
   and validate their own prejudices and arrogance.

   Go on, explain to me why I'm wrong. I'd like to be wrong, but I don't
   think I am.

References

   1. http://www.npr.org/
   2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/licencefee/
   3. http://www.npr.org/