Sorry are you therefore saying “don’t say bad things about the Daily Mail” - just don’t read it? And by the way I don’t tune in.It appears there are extremely strong views against this channel - and that is fair enough we live in a so called democracy.
But as a true democracy we do, do we not, have to allow a platform offering views different to ours?
Frankly if you don’t like the agenda why bother tuning in at all?!
It looks like you are. Basically you just said “why bother criticising the channel. Just don’t watch it”Didn’t say that at all.
You absolutely did.Didn’t say that at all.
Two different points - everyone is free to criticise whatever they want. What is apparent is some offering criticism appear to watch it - not something I get I’m afraidIt looks like you are. Basically you just said “why bother criticising the channel. Just don’t watch it”
Why not? Surely it's worse to make a judgement on something based on a feeling you have about it? Rather than observing the thing and realising how bad it is?Two different points - everyone is free to criticise whatever they want. What is apparent is some offering criticism appear to watch it - not something I get I’m afraid
??Two different points - everyone is free to criticise whatever they want. What is apparent is some offering criticism appear to watch it - not something I get I’m afraid
that isn't even the most cringeworthy thing they've done in their short history
jees they're talking to him as if he was real, and where the hell did they dig Ann Diamond up from
what about Nazi TV, or Kill The Infidels TV?. . .But as a true democracy we do, do we not, have to allow a platform offering views different to ours?
Mart I would expect better from you.what about Nazi TV, or Kill The Infidels TV?. . .
In what way? If the argument that all views should have opportunity to be aired, then we need to test to see if they truly mean all, or just all the ones that they can tolerate, which then makes it subjective not an objective 'all'. I'm asking for clarity on this view, no offence intended, it's purely for clarity,,,and your response indicates that certain views are not acceptable to be given a public tv platform?Mart I would expect better from you.
So the question is, how overt does that racism or homophobia need to be to not be acceptable?Once more, and I repeat, in a democracy most views are/will be allowed, the exceptions being those promoting racism, homophobia and the like.
Which is exactly what people have been doing in this thread. And for some reason you seem to have taken some strange exception to it.Once more, and I repeat, in a democracy most views are/will be allowed, the exceptions being those promoting racism, homophobia and the like.
However there will no doubt be some with views these - in the truest definition of democracy- should be allowed to pedal their shyte with the view to show them up for what they are.
Consequence is challenge. So here is a challenge.You absolutely did.
Those banging on about freedom of speech still don’t understand that you’re not free from the consequences of your speech. If a channel pedals extreme right wing views and stokes up destructive nationalism and frightening bigotry we have a right to call it out for doing so