Army Guy Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 Well there has been many discussions about the CBC on this forum, many dismissing all of the bad points as false news or black magic....this time it is coming from a CBC employee.... does Canada really need a state sponsored network that favors it's own bias....or should we be content with what they are providing a, even though they are not serving all Canadians just the liberal voters....Is it to much to ask that they just provide news coverage, for a neutral stand point...i thought that was suppose to be in the journalist handbook...maybe i was wrong.... Here is the question of the day, do we have to use tax payers money to finance a media company, How about we cut them all off and let Canadians chose which ones survive and which ones parish... Terry Newman: Finally, proof of what we've known all along — CBC is biased against conservatives Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
Popular Post Michael Hardner Posted March 11 Popular Post Report Posted March 11 You wouldn't listen to an immigrant CBC person for any other reason than they denouncing the CBC. Niw if you'll excuse me... 🙂 1 4 Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Army Guy Posted March 11 Author Report Posted March 11 4 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said: You wouldn't listen to an immigrant CBC person for any other reason than they denouncing the CBC. Niw if you'll excuse me... 🙂 Does color even matter in this story, many of the news outlets have a diverse staff, i don't think the story line would change even if said person was purple, but that's not your issue here is it... it is your undying love for what used to be a national treasure and now is just another pig at the trough that opinions were bought a long time ago... The only threat to CBC is itself....maybe the PPC and then only if hell freezes over... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
WestCanMan Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 30 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said: You wouldn't listen to an immigrant CBC person for any other reason than they denouncing the CBC. Niw if you'll excuse me... 🙂 You see an article about an actual human from the CBC, who shows his face to the world, and tells us all that he has conclusive proof that CBC is 100% biased, and your response to this thread is... to make a snotty comment that basically accuses the thread starter of being a racist, and then you ignore the ENTIRE story... That post is absolute proof of who you are and what you actually stand for MH. You've never been more transparent about your disdain for integrity and democracy. Your credibility just sunk below robo's with one post. Congratulations. 1 1 Quote If the Cultist Narrative Network/Cultist Broadcasting Corporation gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, leftists would believe everything they typed. "I don't hate American's, I pointed out the literacy rate to Uncle Sam." - LinkSoul "It's just a parable about rocks and trees talking to muslims to help them kill Jews who are trying to hide. It's open to interpretation." - robobigot
WestCanMan Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 24 minutes ago, Army Guy said: Does color even matter in this story No, it doesn't. MH is a cornered rat and he's lashing out. Over in the US page there's a thread about Mamdani's wife, the woman who loves seeing terrorist attacks where women and children are tortured and murdered, and over here the CBC just basically got torched to the ground. This is the worst day of his repugnant little alt-leftist life. Just ignore his insults. He's finished here. 1 1 Quote If the Cultist Narrative Network/Cultist Broadcasting Corporation gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, leftists would believe everything they typed. "I don't hate American's, I pointed out the literacy rate to Uncle Sam." - LinkSoul "It's just a parable about rocks and trees talking to muslims to help them kill Jews who are trying to hide. It's open to interpretation." - robobigot
eyeball Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Army Guy said: The only threat to CBC is itself... Is Dhanraj or the current and former CBC employees, who he said are afraid to speak out publicly that contacted him calling for the CBC to be shaken up and reformed or be shut down outright? I'm all for reforming much of our government's domain where it intersects with the public's, which of course is just about everywhere including the CBC. I certainly get it that politicians and political parties are good at subverting the public good for their own but I don't see why that should be an excuse for shutting institutions down that have demonstrated an indispensable good to the public. 28 minutes ago, Army Guy said: that's not your issue here is it... it is your undying love for what used to be a national treasure and now is just another pig at the trough Why are you people so quick to throw the pig out with the trough? What's your real issue here? Edited March 11 by eyeball 1 Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
Legato Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 2 minutes ago, eyeball said: Is Dhanraj or the current and former CBC employees, who he said are afraid to speak out publicly that contacted him calling for the CBC to shaken up and reformed or be shut down? I'm all for reforming much of our government's domain where it intersects with the public's, which of course is just about everywhere including the CBC. I certainly get it that politicians and political parties are good at subverting the public good for their own but I don't see why that should be an excuse for shutting institutions down that have demonstrated an indispensable good to the public. Why are you people so quick to throw the pig out with the trough? What's your real issue here? Who's throwing the pig out? Show all us undesirables what good the CBC does. 1 Quote
eyeball Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Legato said: Who's throwing the pig out? Killing the CBC is a long held desire you people have. It'll be dead the minute you get your hands on it. 12 minutes ago, Legato said: Show all us undesirables what good the CBC does. It's what it's intended for that's good - a public broadcaster that is not dominated with a corporate bias. You want to throw that baby away with the bathwater as well. You can bet every Big fill-in-blank-here corporation that also owns a big mainstream media outlet is with you all the way. Reforming or straightening out people who've been compromised is one thing but killing the good they're responsible for should be an entirely different matter. But it isn't with you people...why? Edited March 11 by eyeball Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
ironstone Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 40 minutes ago, eyeball said: Killing the CBC is a long held desire you people have. It'll be dead the minute you get your hands on it. Not killing it, just defunding it. They certainly aren't worth the one billion plus that gets handed to them on a silver platter every year. Management handing out bonuses for....??? Their ratings are very low as shown by their own internal documents. 1 Quote Beware the Brookfield industrial complex...
Legato Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 49 minutes ago, eyeball said: Killing the CBC is a long held desire you people have. It'll be dead the minute you get your hands on it. It's what it's intended for that's good - a public broadcaster that is not dominated with a corporate bias. You want to throw that baby away with the bathwater as well. You can bet every Big fill-in-blank-here corporation that also owns a big mainstream media outlet is with you all the way. Reforming or straightening out people who've been compromised is one thing but killing the good they're responsible for should be an entirely different matter. But it isn't with you people...why? You have a severe lack of understanding. The intentions have become as corrupt as the Liberals. The CBC is nothing more than the propogandist arm of the Liberal party. Dominated by the $1.4B of public money awarded to them. They are nothing more than a government funded corporation. Quote
I am Groot Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 20 minutes ago, Legato said: You have a severe lack of understanding. The intentions have become as corrupt as the Liberals. The CBC is nothing more than the propogandist arm of the Liberal party. Dominated by the $1.4B of public money awarded to them. They are nothing more than a government funded corporation. Which could be useful if the Conservatives were the government. It would require taking a chainsaw to management and firing half their on-air presenters, of course. But you could turn it back to its original purpose, which was to inform and unite Canadians. Quote "A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton
Moonbox Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 I look at the CBC and compare it to the BBC, and it's night and day. Yes, the BBC is much better funded, but it's also been able to stay relevant to Brits while at the same time exporting British culture to the world. I don't think the CBC is controlled by the Liberals as some of the monkeys on this forum think, but it's long been aligned with the Liberals and they scratch each other's back. I don't consider it a great place to get news. 1 Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he is for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
Michael Hardner Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 9 minutes ago, Moonbox said: I look at the CBC and compare it to the BBC, and it's night and day. Yes, the BBC is much better funded, but it's also been able to stay relevant to Brits while at the same time exporting British culture to the world. I don't think the CBC is controlled by the Liberals as some of the monkeys on this forum think, but it's long been aligned with the Liberals and they scratch each other's back. I don't consider it a great place to get news. Agreed. Saying it's not great a different thing than saying it should be gone. A few years back... Like 15 years ago they funded something called cbc3 and it was amazing. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Reg Volk Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 The CBC is hot garbage. Quote As Democrat and Liberal governments fall, Republicans and Conservatives come to the rescue.
Moonbox Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said: Agreed. Saying it's not great a different thing than saying it should be gone. A few years back... Like 15 years ago they funded something called cbc3 and it was amazing. I just think it sucks, and I've felt that way my entire adult life. The perfect encapsulation of the clueless, out-of-touch culture was when they made George Strombolopolous the host of Hockey Night in Canada years ago. Like...what the f*ck? I don't think they need to be everything or even something for everyone, but "AGENDA" seems to seep through everything they do. Make programming that people care about. Spreading and promoting Canadian culture is not the same thing as trying to promote what the CBC thinks Canadian culture should be. Things like Letterkenny, Shoresie or even TPB are what become cultural icons. Nobody is watching and nobody cares about the latest French+LGBTQ+Indigenous arthouse project. Edited March 11 by Moonbox 1 Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he is for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
Michael Hardner Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 49 minutes ago, Moonbox said: I just think it sucks, and I've felt that way my entire adult life. The perfect encapsulation of the clueless, out-of-touch culture was when they made George Strombolopolous the host of Hockey Night in Canada years ago. Like...what the f*ck? I don't think they need to be everything or even something for everyone, but "AGENDA" seems to seep through everything they do. Make programming that people care about. Spreading and promoting Canadian culture is not the same thing as trying to promote what the CBC thinks Canadian culture should be. Things like Letterkenny, Shoresie or even TPB are what become cultural icons. Nobody is watching and nobody cares about the latest French+LGBTQ+Indigenous arthouse project. They probably turned down all of those. Anytime I've spoken to someone who was inside or dealt with the inside... It's a nightmare of bureaucratic nobodies thinking that they are amazing. I actually was thinking of working there in IT, and after talking to someone it was pretty clear that they had no idea how to do anything. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Nefarious Banana Posted March 12 Report Posted March 12 54 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said: I actually was thinking of working there in IT, and after talking to someone it was pretty clear that they had no idea how to do anything. You'd be perfect for any CBC 'job' . . . Quote
Army Guy Posted March 12 Author Report Posted March 12 4 hours ago, eyeball said: Why are you people so quick to throw the pig out with the trough? What's your real issue here? What you don't like pigs now.... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
eyeball Posted March 12 Report Posted March 12 2 hours ago, Army Guy said: What you don't like pigs now.... I was being facetious. How about babies and bathwater - am I getting thru to you at all? Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
Moonbox Posted March 12 Report Posted March 12 16 hours ago, Michael Hardner said: They probably turned down all of those. Lol probably. Letterkenny started as online shorts. TBF the CBC did produce Schitt's Creek. I never really watched it, but lots of people liked that. I just think their mandate is deeply misunderstood. The important part is about servicing communities, especially remote ones. I don't think it was ever intended to be a money pit that went out of its way to produce niche content for minorities that nobody wants to watch. Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he is for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
Michael Hardner Posted March 12 Report Posted March 12 4 minutes ago, Moonbox said: TBF the CBC did produce Schitt's Creek. That vehicle was overloaded with proven, ie. old, talent so it was the rare no-brainer for them. They STARTED to approve some kind-of OK TV content under Harper, ie. Heartland and Being Erica. But once he was gone it was back to the same old. They should produce a CBC 2 TV with a smaller budget and have it slowly take over IMO Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Moonbox Posted March 12 Report Posted March 12 4 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said: That vehicle was overloaded with proven, ie. old, talent so it was the rare no-brainer for them. They STARTED to approve some kind-of OK TV content under Harper, ie. Heartland and Being Erica. But once he was gone it was back to the same old. They should produce a CBC 2 TV with a smaller budget and have it slowly take over IMO Better than nothing, but I think the whole thing needs a top-down culture change and a mandate review. 1 Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he is for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
WestCanMan Posted March 12 Report Posted March 12 20 hours ago, eyeball said: I certainly get it that politicians and political parties are good at subverting the public good for their own but I don't see why that should be an excuse for shutting institutions down that have demonstrated an indispensable good to the public. In the the 1900s the CBC was indispensable. Now people all over the country have other, more reliable options for their news and entertainment. And the CBC isn't merely "biased" anymore. You could be biased without lying, and the CBC is caught lying all the time. Omission, minimization, and exaggeration are all forms of lying that the CBC uses on a daily basis. It's a "news" channel that will post stories from "anonymous sources" about Trump and present them as facts, and then skip the key details about the testimony of a man who shows his face in Parliament with emails as evidence. It's over. This was the last straw for CBC. I don't care if the CBC keeps going, but they should never be allowed to have the word "News" on any of their shows again. Quote If the Cultist Narrative Network/Cultist Broadcasting Corporation gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, leftists would believe everything they typed. "I don't hate American's, I pointed out the literacy rate to Uncle Sam." - LinkSoul "It's just a parable about rocks and trees talking to muslims to help them kill Jews who are trying to hide. It's open to interpretation." - robobigot
Army Guy Posted March 12 Author Report Posted March 12 14 hours ago, eyeball said: I was being facetious. How about babies and bathwater - am I getting thru to you at all? No...not really 1 Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
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