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Originally Posted by Danzig
isn't censorship the complete removal of information? how is a liberal airing somehow censorship?
in no way am i advocating removing any shows at all. but how can someone call trying to get the 'other side' on the air censorship? it seems it's the exact opposite.
i always thought that the market would dictate what would or could be aired, and it certainly seems that liberal radio doesn't fly. but if the issue comes down to broadcast licensing being out of reach to one side, then wouldn't that be an issue?
i guess all i'm really arguing is that it's incorrect to call having both sides on the air as being censorship.
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The monitoring of the content of a broadcast medium is censorship. The fact that liberal radio doesnt seem to be as popular as conservative radio is too damn bad. You can not with a straight face say that the liberal view is not being heard. The fact that the liberal party is in charge of Washington and suddenly we need to reinstitute a flawed and outdated policy that would almost exclusively negatively effect conservative radio (which is the only media outlet that is remotely has a right leaning majority) reeks of political payback. This is the same thing that the Dems moaned about for the entire 8 years of Bush. Yet here they are taking freedoms away under the guise of responsibility and transparency? Where is the ACLU on this?
What would the reaction be if CNN and MSNBC were forced to give equal time to both liberal shows and conservative shows? Put Limbaugh opposite of Olberman?