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Re: Does UK government use BBC as a sounding board for its policies?

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Subject: Re: Does UK government use BBC as a sounding board for its policies?
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2022 01:48:02 -0500
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by: trotsky - Sun, 4 Sep 2022 06:48 UTC

On 9/3/2022 6:04 PM, RichA wrote:
> I've notice that in-terms of comments, they have a strange policy. They'll permit comments on benign subjects like sporting events, but not much else. However, the do from time to time permit comments on stories have to do with
> regional politics. The latest being a story about a cap on Russian oil prices, as if they're feeling out people's opinions on the subject. The BBC as a TV broadcaster would have little interest in this, their main focus (presumably) being TV ratings.

Wait, are you saying an arm of the British govt. is using that agency as
an arm of the British govt.? That's fucking amazing!

How mind numbingly stupid do you have to be express something that's
that fucking stupid? Stupid doesn't even seem adequate: absolutely
clueless. Now I know why you're hung up on the word "woke"--you're too
fucking stupid to be aware of anything! "The BBC sounds like an arm of
the British govt.!" That's Herschel Walker level stupid.

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Re: Does UK government use BBC as a sounding board for its policies?	trotsky