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Originally posted by Daradon@Sep 21 2004, 04:40 PM
'FOX will never be accused of having a left wing bias just as CBC News will never be accused of a right ring bias.'
See, the problem I have with staements like these is that they are all about perspective.
CBC might not be accused of having a right wing bias in Alberta or the U.S. (or in our U.S. centralized arguments) but what about the rest of the western world?
As I mention in a previous post coming down on a O'Reilly argument, the U.S. thinks we are socialist and even many people here in Canada who would wish to emulate their government, but in reality, Canada is very middle spectrum.
The Aussies I probably would argue the CBC as being right. So might the French or the Italians.
The British might be SLIGHTY right of us, but I don't think it would be a HUGE difference. I really enjoy the BBC broadcasts too. They may bemore tied to the U.S. and Bush right now because of the committments their Prime Minister made, but don't forget they had the LARGEST anti-Iraq war protests in the world by a fair margin, perhaps showing the populaces true feelings.
We define left and right based on the direction of the elephant in our bed. But I hardly think that is a good point of reference for the world.
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Well then your task for today is to go ahead and try to find ANYPLACE in the known UNIVERSE via Google where CBC has been accused of having a right wing bias.
Maybe you can find a New Democrat with that charge but I'm doubtful.
Similarly, its pretty hard to find anyplace that accuses FOX of being part of the Liberal Media Monopoly!!
That's a shame on both of them. A pox on both!!
And you are relating this to my "perspective," indicating a bias on my part, when in fact I've actually picked two from opposite ends of the spectrum for illustration.
As I said, if I were an owner of a newspaper or other news outlet, I'd probably want to be charged with bias by all sides simply as a matter of pride and dignity.
Cowperson