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Originally Posted by aceventura3
No doubt NPR has the right to fire Williams, and Williams certainly is not going to be harmed, but the key question remains - why do liberals fear Fox News to the point where they act in irrational ways?
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I'm not sure I can answer this question...I can't really believe that liberals fear fox news. I think this may just be a perception of certain people...but then again perception is reality so sure why not, liberals fear fox news.
The problem I have with Fox is just how blatantly terrible they are. I used to watch Fox news a few years ago when it was a little more reasonable but it has gotten way out of hand now. There is no journalism there it's just people spouting off their own gut feelings about stuff and making it seem like a news story. Just report the facts of the story and leave it at that. I'm tired of all news agencies really, give me the facts relevant to the event and move on.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I would challenge you on this. If I got to know you, I bet I can find some things that will create a fear response, even in areas where you bear no conscious prejudice. Terminating people for sharing their honest views, seems wrong to me and I would rather live in a world where people openly discuss biases that they have. Seem to me that is the only way to get beyond them.
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Look I'm not saying I don't have my own personal prejudices about certain people...but if I were a journalist on a news network I would have to be careful about what I say so I don't influence others with my prejudices. NPR may have certain standards for its employees and if they feel an employee is no longer living up to their standards because of that person's actions or words then they have the right to fire that employee. Any other job is going to have similar codes of conduct.
I could face disciplinary action in my job if I talk on my cell phone while driving on official company business or driving a car provided by my company. That's a fairly intrusive policy, but guess what...I don't have a right to a job its a privilege to have a job and if my company, who pays for my health insurance doesn't want to assume the risk of me driving and talking on my phone then they have a right to make that policy.
I don't know if talking about biases is the only way to get beyond them, I think it is a way as long as its done responsibly. But I also think its a way to pass biases on to other people. I mean look at all the anti-Muslim stuff that goes on on Fox News, those people aren't constructively talking about biases against Muslims. Instead they are doing it in a way that promotes and enhances people's biases. Even comments like "there are good Muslims out there" aren't constructive because that makes it sound like Muslims are inherently bad and its rare that you will find a good one. That might not be what you meant when you said it but statement does contain some negative connotation. It's like when people would say a black person was "very well spoken" making it sound like most black people are illiterate and aren't expected to speak well. It's bullshit and it should stop, especially in news organizations.