West Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) With Bell, Telus and other cable providers pulling Russia Today from their packages, and with Canadian politicians such as Candace Bergen calling for CRTC to pull Russia Today's license, and with YouTube demonitizing all RT content, the question is is freedom of the press under attack? It appears Boris Johnson is pulling the same in the UK. As Trudeau looks to pass bill C11 essentially eliminating any alternative media, should Canadians be concerned with the amount of political influence over what is and isn't allowed to be discussed in Canada? Should we not be able to watch RT and draw our own conclusions about what's on the network? Edited March 1, 2022 by West Quote
DogOnPorch Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 Total overreach. The CRTC were one of the demons I had to fight back in my music days. 1 Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
eyeball Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 So...a democratic state owned broadcaster = a broadcaster under a dictator's control. Because the former is propaganda and the latter is free speech. This is intellectually challenged. 1 Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
West Posted March 1, 2022 Author Report Posted March 1, 2022 19 minutes ago, eyeball said: So...a democratic state owned broadcaster = a broadcaster under a dictator's control. Because the former is propaganda and the latter is free speech. This is intellectually challenged. The question is why is it up to the government to censor what they don't like? 1 Quote
Moonbox Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 17 minutes ago, eyeball said: This is intellectually challenged. Hahahahaha. What sort of mind-melting tricks do you have to do to decry Canadian media getting domestic public support, but that state-run news from Russia operating in Canada is okay. 1 Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he does for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
cougar Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, West said: The question is why is it up to the government to censor what they don't like? Because the government has to steer us like sheep in the direction they want. They will claim they are protecting us from harmful propaganda. Nothing has ever changed anywhere. Quote
Moonbox Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, West said: The question is why is it up to the government to censor what they don't like? If it's not okay to provide public funding for domestic media in Canada, it cannot be okay for Russian state-funded media to operate as the propaganda arm in Canada. Choose your lane. 2 Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he does for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
Michael Hardner Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Moonbox said: What sort of mind-melting tricks do you have to do to decry Canadian media getting domestic public support, but that state-run news from Russia operating in Canada is okay. Because you can talk shit about CBC in this country and you won't end up in Thursday's stew ? 1 2 Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Michael Hardner Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 When am I getting my COCAINE COMMERCIALS ?!? Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Michael Hardner Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 I'm a grown adult and I want to watch human vivisection videos BUT JUSTIN IS VIRTUE SIGNALLING AGIN' IT Why are the commie-nazis banning my choices ? What is wrong with YOU TRUDEAUS ??? God, I hate Trudeau... HE MAKES ME SO MAD. 1 1 Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Aristides Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 RT is still available online for those who want it. Cable TV carriers are under no obligation to carry foreign news feeds. Quote
Aristides Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 The government did not order Bell, Rogers and others to pull RT. It was a corporate decision. Quote
West Posted March 1, 2022 Author Report Posted March 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, Moonbox said: If it's not okay to provide public funding for domestic media in Canada, it cannot be okay for Russian state-funded media to operate as the propaganda arm in Canada. Choose your lane. ?. Canada is state funding RT now? You must only nod along to CTV News and what they tell you. Say it with me... Russia = bad Ukraine= good Quote
West Posted March 1, 2022 Author Report Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, cougar said: Because the government has to steer us like sheep in the direction they want. They will claim they are protecting us from harmful propaganda. Nothing has ever changed anywhere. Yes we might develop unacceptable views if left to our own devices Edited March 1, 2022 by West Quote
RedDog Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 The State of the Union this evening should be spell-binding. Biden is swan diving in polls like the Ruble on world markets and in an election year the Day-Dream-Belivers are almost certain to lose both houses. 1 Quote
Aristides Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 50 minutes ago, West said: ?. Canada is state funding RT now? You must only nod along to CTV News and what they tell you. Say it with me... Russia = bad Ukraine= good Why are foreign state funded news outlets good and Canadian state funded outlets bad? Simple question you struggle to avoid. Which Ukrainian state funded outlets are carried on Canadian networks? Quote
West Posted March 1, 2022 Author Report Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Aristides said: Why are foreign state funded news outlets good and Canadian state funded outlets bad? Simple question you struggle to avoid. Which Ukrainian state funded outlets are carried on Canadian networks? I never said RT was good or bad, only questioning why our government is playing the role of views police. I certainly think there's some value in knowing the point of view of those you consider an enemy. Edited March 1, 2022 by West Quote
Aristides Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, West said: I never said RT was good or bad, only questioning why our government is playing the role of views police. I certainly think there's some value in knowing the point of view of those you consider an enemy. The government didn't. Pulling RT was a corporate decision made for corporate reasons. If you want to know their point of view, HERE I didn't think you watched MSM but I guess Russian MSM is OK. Quote
West Posted March 1, 2022 Author Report Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Aristides said: The government didn't. Pulling RT was a corporate decision made for corporate reasons. If you want to know their point of view, HERE I didn't think you watched MSM but I guess Russian MSM is OK. Candace Bergen has called for the CRTC to pull their license... An alliance between big business and government (fascism) Edited March 1, 2022 by West Quote
Aristides Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 1 minute ago, West said: Candace Bergen has called for the CRTC to pull their license... Candace Bergen isn't the government, she is the opposition to the government. Quote
West Posted March 1, 2022 Author Report Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Aristides said: Candace Bergen isn't the government, she is the opposition to the government. What about Boris Johnson in the UK? What about Justin Trudeau? He's asking for the same https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-trudeau-to-ask-canadas-broadcast-regulator-to-review-rts-presence-on/ ... I believe the term the globalist are using for this is "stakeholder capitalism" Edited March 1, 2022 by West Quote
Moonbox Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 1 hour ago, West said: ?. Canada is state funding RT now? You must only nod along to CTV News and what they tell you. Say it with me... Russia = bad Ukraine= good RT is funded by...the Russian state. If you don't believe in public funding for the media, then RT shouldn't exist and shouldn't be supported. Try to keep your opinions straight okay? Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he does for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
Moonlight Graham Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 1 hour ago, West said: The question is why is it up to the government to censor what they don't like? RT is a Russia stooge network. CBC should be de-politicized. 1 Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Moonlight Graham Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 RT should have never been allowed on our airwaves. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
taxme Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 2 hours ago, eyeball said: So...a democratic state owned broadcaster = a broadcaster under a dictator's control. Because the former is propaganda and the latter is free speech. This is intellectually challenged. You appear to be one of those brainwashed MSM bots. It was total censorship to pull RT off the air. Why did they do that? I will tell you why? They did not want anyone to have access to the Russian side of the story. The story of trying to get and understand the other side of the story of this Russian and Ukraine feud. All we now get is the Ukraine side of the story and not the Russian side of the story. As that old saying goes: "to know one side of the story, is to know nothing at all". Yup, looks like you alright. By pulling RT off the air shows us all today that communist censorship is alive and well in Canada. People like you will never learn that the MSM is full of professional activist Marxists liars. They are not journalists or reporters anymore. They are just a bunch of spreaders of lies and hoaxes. Just my opinion of course while I am still allowed to have one before the Marxist government in Ottawa decides to shut down websites like this forum. Hey, you never know, eh? This is the new Canada, don't you know. ? Quote
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