Monday, May 28, 2007
RCTV shutdown - free speech in Venezuela. AND why was "Mussolini" Brown so easily made UK PM ? - malaise in UK politics ?
There is still a limited amount of free speech in the UK. Many have real concern for the position of free speech in Venezuela and here are a few comments I noted.
Some comments in the media:
"Firstly, it [RCTV] is not being shut down. Chavez is not renewing the license for the use of the public airwaves.
They can still broadcast over cable, internet, and satellite.
Secondly, the poster failed to mention that RCTV openly supported and helped a coup of his government that was partially successful. Chavez did not shut it down immediately but allowed the contract to expire 5 years later.
He also allows other networks that are openly critical of him to continue, just not the ones that tell people to overthrow a democratically elected government.
It seems plausible that the US would do the same if ABC openly supported and helped enact a coup of the government."
It is important to notice that much limited RCTV broadcasting is still possible for the station, which may however suffer a loss of a few jobs, and so those who lose their jobs and some rich US supporters may be one source of the 'popular' complaints at what is after all, apparently just the refusal of a lucrative new franchise to a bunch of moguls by a mildly socialist Government. But is the present state of affairs likely to continue - i.e. will limited broadcasts still be allowed ? And indeed, should they be, if the station really does spread lying incitement to violence as some quite seriously claim.
In the UK the Tories are complaining that Channel 4 should ban some apparently rather harmless and boring old program about Princess Diana's death as ' It might upset Prince Harry'.
I am beginning to wonder if the British politicians and Press are living in the real world - or are they all being bribed by rich idiots ? "Private Eye" frequently seems to claim both very often and also that, especially when in power, they make a lot of money through both "foreign orders"and bribes.
IMO: We are beginning to see what looks like the end of democracy. Some would say for example - why did "Mussolini" Brown get elected so easily as PM ?. Private Eye have one answer by 'Ratbiter' on page 7 of No 1185 for 8th June ..... But that just looks like one very clear symptom of a horrible malaise throughout UK politics.
Some comments in the media:
"Firstly, it [RCTV] is not being shut down. Chavez is not renewing the license for the use of the public airwaves.
They can still broadcast over cable, internet, and satellite.
Secondly, the poster failed to mention that RCTV openly supported and helped a coup of his government that was partially successful. Chavez did not shut it down immediately but allowed the contract to expire 5 years later.
He also allows other networks that are openly critical of him to continue, just not the ones that tell people to overthrow a democratically elected government.
It seems plausible that the US would do the same if ABC openly supported and helped enact a coup of the government."
It is important to notice that much limited RCTV broadcasting is still possible for the station, which may however suffer a loss of a few jobs, and so those who lose their jobs and some rich US supporters may be one source of the 'popular' complaints at what is after all, apparently just the refusal of a lucrative new franchise to a bunch of moguls by a mildly socialist Government. But is the present state of affairs likely to continue - i.e. will limited broadcasts still be allowed ? And indeed, should they be, if the station really does spread lying incitement to violence as some quite seriously claim.
In the UK the Tories are complaining that Channel 4 should ban some apparently rather harmless and boring old program about Princess Diana's death as ' It might upset Prince Harry'.
I am beginning to wonder if the British politicians and Press are living in the real world - or are they all being bribed by rich idiots ? "Private Eye" frequently seems to claim both very often and also that, especially when in power, they make a lot of money through both "foreign orders"and bribes.
IMO: We are beginning to see what looks like the end of democracy. Some would say for example - why did "Mussolini" Brown get elected so easily as PM ?. Private Eye have one answer by 'Ratbiter' on page 7 of No 1185 for 8th June ..... But that just looks like one very clear symptom of a horrible malaise throughout UK politics.
# posted by uv : 10:40 PM
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