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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Considering the popularity of parties like the UCP and CPC, how far should the CBC lean into right wing populism and new right identity politics to appease those who it suddenly finds itself “out of step” with?
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It is no mere coincidence that Cliff noticed the CBC's decline within the same time frame of the rise in fringe conservative rhetoric being ramped to 12. Neither is it surprising to argue a dramatic contrast in sinking viewership considering the rapid technological shift in how Canadians - and people in general - consume media, journalistic or otherwise.
I suppose it's also little wonder why Cliff would conflate my "praise" for the CBC for simply explaining its value. And I guess it's just funny how they overlooked that argument to find a way to produce this dismissive gem:
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And my sense is a lot of people who do defend the CBC today only take that stance because outspoken Canadian conservatives hate it. Just another front on the culture wars.
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My sense is that a lot of people noticing this sudden decline in quality in regard to ideological bend happen to parallel the rise in political populism.
I consume CBC content on the regular (not religiously), and since I'm predisposed to have a professional and academic interest in it all I have to say that aside from punditry, the CBC and its content has not moved any further out of line one way or the other with respect to any other major, private networks.