‘Sesame Street’: Habitat for Political Correctness
by Adam BaldwinHaving received some criticism for my last post about “Sesame Street,” I would like to briefly respond to some of the questions and assertions in the comment section.
What’s so bad about saying “we share common humanity despite ethnic/religious/linguistic differences?”
A main tenet of the multiculturalism and Enviro-Statism inculcated by Modern Liberal educators and as practiced on “Sesame Street” — exemplified in “We All Sing the Same Song,” is the diminishment of the unique greatness of American culture.
Political Correctness and its Critical Theory are shamefully deployed against American culture to create a false front of “equality” to less free, less successful, and deviant cultures around the globe.
That is neither a healthy, nor appropriate form of values inculcation upon young American children, nor is it a responsible expenditure of American tax dollars.
This video looks like it was made over 30 years ago, and if you’re going to complain about something at least do it on a recent “Sesame Street” episode.
That criticism ignores the fact that the song is on the “Sesame Street Sing Along” DVD. A compilation that remains available at Sesame Street.org’s online store. Thus, perpetuating its subversive messaging to children in subsequent generations.
Would [you] prefer that a kids’ show teach children to hate and fear anyone from another culture?
False dilemma fallacies are a predictable, yet routine clumsy rhetorical tactic of the Modern Liberal Statist. As bullies, their goal is to distract from the main point of an argument, so they project obtuse personal attacks. Their simplistic purpose is to stifle debate, via attempted demonization of the “Other.” It illustrates their immaturity and incapability to grow up and out of the elementary sandbox.
Finally, this comment from what appears to be, pace David Mamet, a “Brain-Dead Liberal”:
HEY! BAD X-FILES ACTOR! I wonder when was the last time YOU visited a military base. Sesame Street did.
I sincerely love “X-Files” and take pride in my participation and performance on that legendary show. But ‘HEY!’ there’s no accounting for taste (or self-defeating ad hominem), right?
Also, I have had the distinct honor and privilege to cycle through Texas (including a truly humbling stop at Ft. Hood) and California with some of our nations greatest military heroes in the absolutely amazing Ride 2 Recovery.
Moreover, I’ve also had the privilege of joining forces with the “Firefly”/”Serenity” inspired California Browncoats and the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation to help raise tens of thousands of dollars for scholarships assisting the children of America’s fallen heroes.
May God bless their souls and continue to provide comfort and assistance for their surviving families.
Any efforts “Sesame Street” extends to comfort the families of our military should be respected, and I do (as long as they are not intended to exploit the fallen and wounded as “victim/mascots”). Thanks to the commenter for bringing this to our attention.
It would still be very interesting to know when the last time (if ever) it was that “Sesame Street” allowed the Pledge of Allegiance, the “Star Spangled Banner” or “God Bless America” on its program.
Indeed there is, as Stage Right indicates, “more to discuss. Much more.”
Thanks to Big Hollywood readers for their interest. I look forward to the sustainability of convivial disagreements in the discussion of these very important issues.
Happy Green Weak, kids!
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I have watched you through the years and I am relieved to find out you are a conservative and proud American. I hope you have good luck, especially after you have come out on Big Hollywood. Please keep writing, I enjoy your comments.
I agree it's OK to "Sing the same song". But "loving" and "accepting" others for who they are comes form within. It is hard to mandate thought and love. All kids obviously form their own opinion, but the parents do have influence, as they should. Parents also have the right to turn off Sesame Street if they feel like.
At 40, Sesame Street Hasn't Aged a Bit
1969
Mmm, mmm, good. Mmm, mmm good that’s what Lyndon Baines Johnson is mmm, mmm, good
2009
Mmm, mmm, mmm Barack Hussein Obama he says we all must lend a hand
Mmm, mmm, mmm Barack Hussein Obama he is the greatest in the land
I love the if-you-dislike-one-aspect-of-something-you-automatically-hate-the-entire-thing-and-the-good-things-it-promotes arguments.
Hey George Bush was the American President, and you hated him. Why do you hate America?
See how stupid it sounds?
I'm sure there is some name for this technique, but it is weak and takes little to no logic abilities.
Political Correctness is the left's way of trying to shut us up. It worked for a time, but that time is O-VER!
anyone old enough to remember Jim Henson coming on the 'Tonight' show with Johnny Carson back in the late 60's can recall the left wing street theater he advocated regularly.
Cut to present day:
Somehow the communistic heritage of the Muppets was conveniently 'lost'. Now, it is the prime arbiter of childhood leftist inculcation. And PBS has NO problem with that.
Just thought we'd point that out…
False Dilemma:
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/false-di...
Logical Fallacies:
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
Relativism is the most absolute of ideology. Our culture is drowning it in, imo.
Yeah, guys, keep up the war on Muppets. And you wonder why you get called "wingnuts?"
Once you have the children…..
Adam, thank you for another well written post!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are awesome!!!!!!!!
I have four small children aged 7,5,3 and 1. None of them like Sesame Street (save for my eldest daughter's brief fling with the shrieking Elmo)… there are just too many other options for them now thankfully. Had they responded to it, I might have steered them to something else, but they just found it boring. If it wasn't subsidized by tax payer money it would have been replaced long ago. Now it's just their elementary school teachers that are boring them with the same mind numbing ideas.
I don't have that much of a problem with this song, but it depends on how one takes its message. If the message is that judgments are not to be made on superfluous physical attributes, I think it is fine. Also the message that at some level, we all do share some common humanity. The problem is that there is not enough follow up. It doesn't go on to say that there are valid bases upon which to judge people. In a way it is similar to the tolerance/moral equivalence conundrum. As we teach not to be judgmental for the wrong reasons, we mistakenly teach not to be judgmental at all.
Now THAT'S what I call speaking truth to power. Thanks, Adam. That was as brilliant as it was gutsy.
"You know you're over the target when you're taking flak."
- Air Force Axiom
Since I did not watch the X Files I was unawared and Mr. Baldwin was a regular. Had I known I probably would've watched it. I've been a fan since I saw "My Bodyguard". It's still one of my favorite movies. (Who wouldn't love a movie where "Rudy the Rabbit" beats the stuffing out of Matt Dillon?) So anyone who bad mouths "Linderman" is walking on the fighting side of me.
If they were just "muppets", you Libs wouldn't spend so much time, energy, and OUR tax dollars trying to speak your politically correct blather through them.
Here's something most actors never hear (as it's usually reserved for the military), but Mr Baldwin: Thank you for your service!
You do posses very keen insight into the modern liberal mind set.
That's a sure sign of where you started out, as well as how far you came Mr. Baldwin.
And that's exactly how you debate them. Take their illogical statement, and slice and dice it into Julianne fries.
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Well then its time to target once again that other puppet of the uber liberal left….the obamacookiemonster.
If I'm the President, I will draft and sign an executive policy discouraging all media establishments and studios from indoctrinate or propagate children, aged 1 to 17, with false information, political correctism, bias, one-sided endorsements, and/or leftist (and rightist) ideology. Since there's the First Amendment in force, an establishment of a Media Information and Entertainment Oversight Commission is necessary in order to review any complaint from the public citizens concerning these improper political or ideological indoctrination upon school-age children (and uninformed adults). Any media establishment or company engage in such improper practices will be fined, with increments should a media company continue to engage in indoctrinating or propagating in biased manners. The MIEOC will not engage in prosecution of any media establishment or company, rather it would hold them accountable for a bias-free approach when using media tools to educate school-age children without political or ideological preferences. The MIEOC will advise parents and educators on such steps to educate children to consider and examine both sides of the issues. The MIEOC shall be the steward of freedom of expression and free speech in America, to insure all to have information available to them via media networks without the overbearing influences and opinions of people involved in the media establishment and media industry, with covert intents to indoctrinate people with one-sided information and education.
Major Mitchell! (I like "Independence Day", despite the ridiculous plot), thank you, and God Bless you, for your service to our brave troops.
I wish Sesame Street would go back to just teaching letters and numbers. Let parents teach values.
Arent' you a little old to have this fetisthistic love for puppets?
How is it that when you mention Sesame Street, all the trolls appear?
I was unaware of the CA Browncoats. I am a ridiculously huge fan of the Firefly/Serenity saga and I am glad to see its influence continue in the work of charity. That being said, the continuation of said saga is long overdue. Let me know if Joos Whedon needs a swift kick in the pants to get writing again. : )
"False dilemma fallacies are a predictable, yet routine clumsy rhetorical tactic "
I love the professional response. Does this reflect academic training? Does the author have a degree in philosophy or law? I would like to think that clearly if only when talking to myself.
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the day that muppets/sesame street makes fun of their savior – obama liar – is the day that the Real Americans will see the innocence of the muppets
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Although political correctness undoubtedly has its failings (what doesn't?), the fact of the matter is we need it. The pros vastly outweigh the cons. This bit of stand-up from Stewart Lee puts it better than I ever could:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGAOCVwLrXo
Mr. Baldwin, you come off as being a bit petty trashing a children's show. GET A LIFE!!!!
Brilliant post. Exactly my thoughts except using way bigger words and being much more concise than I would have been. And I truely think the author of the "Hey Bad X-files actor" meant "Bad" in the same way that "Phat" and not "Fat" is used.
Love your posts, loved you in Firefly…love that you're a Conservative. Look forward to hearing more from you!
just watched The Chocolate War last night, again, 20 years later its still a good movie. i thought Wallace Langham was a perfect choice for Archie, unfortunately his character kept reminding me of Pelosi. i'm pretty she went through with plastic surgery to permanently hide her sneer and not to improve her looks. do you think the reason why she can't remember being briefed on interrogation techniques is because she was:
A) laughing to hard
B) masturbating
C) smelling her farts
D) all of the above
ps- this has everything to do with sesame street
Deviant cultures? One more reason why I'm glad I'm a liberal. If believing in equality and respect for other cultures makes me a bad person, so be it. I guess "Sesame Street" should teach lessons of how feeling superior to others is a valuable lesson.
Adam-I enjoy all your posts…you are sharp as a tack! (Nice job in the X-Files too!)
I was asleep for a long time because I wanted to believe I was a good person, and bought into all that garbage…one day I realized I was being suckered! These Banners: Tolerance? Fairness? Compassion? All the policies the libs held up did exactly the opposite of the Banner!
Sesame Street does appear to be trying to lull our kids into a coma like sleep, so they can be lead to the slaughter when they are old enough to vote. Let's keep our kids awake and alert!
It is good to see the star of "My Bodyguard" is a conservative. Keep up the good work my man!
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LBJ left office after the 1968 election. In 1969 a song honoring Dick Nixon seems even less likely.
Now we need one to PULL PBS FUNDING.
Mr. Baldwin, I'm a big admirer of your work (especially on "Angel" and "Chuck") and of your writings here. You are right to question the content of programming aimed at our children (I have four grown children and three grandchildren), especially programming which is supported by our tax dollars. Those who would gig you for doing so are short-sighted to say the least.
Bingo. Less likely than a song honoring LBJ.
Because their average age is 9? Explains a lot, doesn´t it.
Being a boomer who was too late to “enjoy” Sesame Street, my initial problem was that PBS presented it as an ersatz babysittert. We used to sit in front of the TV to our parents’ chagrin because it was long on violence–Tom & Jerry, Wile E. Coyote, or even Bugs Bunny–and short on educational value. Yet we inherently knew or soon learned that real life was not a cartoon, and we actually learned stuff in public schools in those days. Sesame Street bestowed a false sense of accomplishment to underachiever parents (often time-challenged because higher liberal taxation rates necessitated that both parents work). They felt safe about excessive TV viewing as long as SS was in charge, because it contained “fun” instruction in the alphabet and arithmetic, and since there was no violence of any kind, the caboose of ancillary social indoctrination seemed harmless. We now see what that indoctrination has produced: ubiquitous cultural relativism which, when educated in today’s public schools, equals the moral relativism that threatens our nation and its institutions. Great job, PBS. If you didn’t do it, who would?
Will you be my bodyguard? I can do your homework.
Keep up the pressure.
God bless you and Jon and Fox News — by the way you yes you were great in The Body Guard — but your appearance in Full Metal Jacket opposite Dorian Harewood was priceless! And thank heavens you are not related to any other Hollwywood Baldwins…Keep up the good work — there's lots and lots of us out here. On a side note Mr. Baldwin –who do you like in this weekends big mega fight?
Mr. Baldwin,
Your commentary is spot-on. Thank you for speaking out while working in an industry that at best encourages conservatives to stay quiet and at worst blacklists them. My wife and I were already big Chuck fans, and we look forward to its return in January. I love the subtle Reagan references in Casey's apartment. I always try to support those that share a love of country and freedom, and I'd like to support you in a more active way than just watching Chuck. I am a Serenity/Firefly fan (although I came to that party a little late). Would you receive royalties if I were to purchase the DVD's? In what other ways can we support you?
Its a philosophy class: logic. I took it in college for computer science. It's really quite simple.
Either Aristotle or Socrates (I can never remember which) came up with a list of 25 or so fallacies, this is to say, the very structure of the arguments themselves render them illogical, and therefore wrong.
You should look to see if your local community college offers it, it can be very enlightening. Politicians live and thrive in the fallacies. Being able to spot them easily cuts through the political horse manure.
Short, overly abundant, example, "straw man." As when the President says "I know there are people who think…." The President is not referring to any single particular person, who we could verify they actually said that. Instead he's creating a "straw man" which he will then proceed to knock down.
It's an argument that is illogical by it's very nature.
What do you call some one who spends their own time reading some one they think is ridiculous?
So, Mr. Baldwin complains that a puppet show is indoctrinating children, but then ends his column by wondering why the same puppet show doesn't recite the Pledge of Allegience, sing the National Anthem, or sing "God Bless America"?
One can only imagine what kind of puppet show Mr. Baldwin would put on if he had the funding…
Ironically, Bill Maher is still the biggest liberal puppet on TV.
Childrens tv viewing should be supervised by the parents, especialy pre-schoolers. The box in the corner (the tv set) should never be used as a babysitter. Its time that parents took some responsibility for there childrens viewing habits.
That said politics and political statements have no place in any programme aimed at children.
Nice repsonse to the points raised Adam.
A main tenet of the multiculturalism and Enviro-Statism inculcated by Modern Liberal educators and as practiced on “Sesame Street” — exemplified in “We All Sing the Same Song,” is the diminishment of the unique greatness of American culture.
This is a perfect example of someone being both out of their mind and ignorant.
Yeah, comparing our country's national anthem to bashing a news network is like comparing apples to turds.
If you honestly think singing the National Anthem is indoctrination, so be it.
It will only be over when Actors like Mr. Baldwin put their conservatism on the big screen and prove that, once again, being an American is a privilege that was earned through sacrifice and make a profit doing it.
YO! BAD X-FILES ACTOR!
A main tenet of the multiculturalism and Enviro-Statism inculcated by Modern Liberal educators and as practiced on “Sesame Street” — exemplified in “We All Sing the Same Song,” is the diminishment of the unique greatness of American culture.
You mean the melting pot that takes a little from all the cultures we import, like pizza and the blues and the knish, and the hamburger, and beer and St Patrick’s day, and….
Seriously, dude, stop thinking you're as smart or as well-liked as cousin Alex!
PS You sucked in Independence Day, too!
As far as I know, they aren't related.
hmmm shades of Mr. Garrison indeed.
No, the National Anthem is not indoctrination, although the fetishization of shallow patriotism reflected in Mr. Baldwin's last little rhetorical blast could be seen as a form of indoctrination.
By the way, God Bless America? It's not our official national anthem for anything. And who's God are we asking to bless us?
Finally, which version of the Pledge would we recite. The one that calls the nation "indivisible" or the one rewritten to say "God"..again not making clear which God we're supposed to be "under".
Actually here's a better idea:
Government shall not in any way fund or direct media of any kind.
See, I didn't even need more than one line to write that bill, though I am sure there may be better ways to say it.
Do you *really* think a puppet show is somehow capable of un-doing every other part of the way you raise and interact with your kids? Sesame street is what, half an hour long? An hour? Are you not around your kids for the rest of the day?
You must have very little faith in your own influence over your children.
But hey, peace love and understanding fall a distant second to American Exceptionalism, eh what?
Do you *really* think a puppet show is somehow capable of un-doing every other part of the way you raise and interact with your kids? Sesame street is what, half an hour long? An hour? Are you not around your kids for the rest of the day?
You must have very little faith in your own influence over your children.
But hey, peace love and understanding fall a distant second to American Exceptionalism, eh what?
We also can't forget Animal Mother. That was one badazz marine!!!!!!!
I think you are jealous of Mr. Baldwin's talent, looks, common sense and size. Adam Baldwin is totally awesome!!!!!!!!
Seriously dude –
He's no relation to that imbecile, alec baldwin.
PSS So who did YOU suck last Independence Day?
I agree with you completely. What does this guy want the puppets to be singing? "We're better than you, brown people".
Seriously, picking on a children's puppet show is one of the clearest sign that conservatism is really, really lost.
Don't forget from where the 'unique greatness of American culture' originates
. There was a time – indeed, in the mind of the more conservative element, still is – when Britain made that claim, with justification. Within living memory, we had the largest Empire the world has yet seen. Yes, it wasn't perfect. Not saying that 
. What I'm trying to say, is that things change. Countries rise and countries fall. That's just the way things are. This life is ephemeral; 'here we have no abiding city'. There is another country, I heard of long ago…
I wonder how the US would react if a UK childrens' programme was delivered to them with regular singing of our national anthem? Would that be okay?
In the eyes of God[dess] we are all equal. I'm putting that as a statement now! Yes, there are some corrupt and deviant regimes around the world. But there may be a goodly number under those regimes who have found love, truth and liberty; even if those things are expressed inwardly. That's not for us the judge. We just may be surprised who we find standing next to us in heaven
.
As to the Public Broadcasting issue; yes, if this is truly a liberal slanted agenda as charged, then people are right to protest. Similarly if the program was pushing a right wing agenda.
But could it be that they are echoing general spiritual teaching, as found in all of the great faiths? Just a thought. Take the words and square them against whichever book or tradition you call holy.
Blessings on your own spiritual searching, Adam.
'We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time' [T S Eliot].
You're missing the point. Conservatives, or at least the conservatives in this part of the spectrum, actively despise non-American cultures, or at least consider said cultures to be hopelessly and eternally inferior. Anything that isn't an overt putdown of non-American peoples causes them to freak out, even at a children's puppet show.
Of course, to all the parents fretting over their autoritay (thanks Cartman), do you teach your children to share their toys, and if so, how is that not communism?
No, the National Anthem is not indoctrination, although the fetishization of shallow patriotism reflected in Mr. Baldwin's last little rhetorical blast could be seen as a form of indoctrination.
How about using words that exist first? Fetishization is a complete bastardization of the English language; I believe the word glorification would fit better in that case. In any matter, the left is guilty of glorifying victimization and pretending to care about people.
"By the way, God Bless America? It's not our official national anthem for anything. And who's God are we asking to bless us?"
No shit, it's not the anthem; I'd presume a Christian god would be the one they're talking about.
Finally, which version of the Pledge would we recite. The one that calls the nation "indivisible" or the one rewritten to say "God"..again not making clear which God we're supposed to be "under".
Who cares? Say whatever version makes you happy. If that's neither, so be it.
Not everyone in America is a Christian (in fact, many people in this country aren't religious at all). So, how would overtly invoking Christianity so overtly with "God Bless America" on a puppet show not be a form of indoctrination?
Shallow patriotism of the likes that Mr. Baldwin is demanding from the puppet show is a fetishistic sensibility.
They DO have little faith. That's why they want a puppet show to only reflect THEIR reality.
This looks like a good introduction
http://www.philosophicalsociety.com/Logical%20Fal...
Okay, not everyone is America is Irish, so should we stop St. Patrick's Day parades?
Not everyone is an atheist, so can I be offended when Dan Barker puts out children's books saying there is no God?
If you really care that much about God Bless America being on the TV you can do what I do whenever I see Bill Maher: change the channel.
Sharing – voluntary giving
Communism – involuntary 'giving' through the barrel of a gun
Me telling my child to share = a father teaching his dependent about voluntary giving using objects that I have provided.
The STATE is not my parent, and they have no right to force me share anything.
If you care that much about Sesame Street making a joke about Fox News two years ago, you can also change the channel, no?
There needs to be a boycott of ALL THINGS dominated and controlled by the PC gang by any and everyone who doesn't subscribe to the happy slave mentality of these pointy-headed elitists. ALL THINGS. Whatever they take over, we reject.
Mr. Baldwin is doing a fine job. He wrote this wonderful article that outlines where he stands–what else does he have to prove?
It's not about Muppets, "Bert", it is about who pulls their strings.
Of course, if Sesame Street was financed by the private sector and said anything against Obama, you liberals would be frothing at the mouth to have it banned.
Amen, the libs need OUR tax dollars to finance THEIR agendas because they are sooooo much better than the rest of us and need to tell us what to thinks.
Time to cut off the funding and watch the vine of Socialism wither.
Good axiom. Perfectly describes modern liberals. You can tell who they are afraid of because that's who they attack the hardest. Sarah Palin being a prime example.
It's one of the reasons I'm so fascinated by her (not just her looks). She scares the hell out of the left. Keep an eye on her.
You got a problem with my hand puppet????!?!?!?!?!?!???!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?
/snarc
Last I heard, Sesame Street was not an instrument of THE STATE (dun-dun-DUNNNN!)
On top of which, I don't think I ever saw the episode where Burt dressed up like Stalin and forced the other Muppets into collectives. Oh the humanity!
Here's a cool trick. If you press [enter] once in a while after a period, it forms a new paragraph!
I remember chatting once with a fellow network support engineer, and this movie came up. My friend commented on loading up the mother ship with the computer virus.
"What a stroke of luck, the aliens use TCP/IP."
On January 20, 1969 Lyndon Baines Johnson returned to Texas and the LBJ Ranch, following the inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon. Beside the Sesame Street song didn't say he was still President, only that he was Mmm, mmm good.
I don't really care, but why Fox News? It's such a chickenshit way to mock someone; it's become a punchline for braindead libs who lack anything of substance to say.
And when Grover says it, that's just creepy.
Adam- trolls are going to disagree with you just for the sake of disagreeing with you. Or they'll disagree with you because you're an actor and not a liberal. Or because they were beaten as children. I wouldn't spent too much time worrying about it.
Jayne and Casey are two of my favorite tv characters so its really cool to see you posting here. When is Fillion going to give you a guest spot on Castle ?
Are you talking about your blog, Captain Contrarian?
Oh, cognitive dissident is on your blog roll! The Big Hollywood trolls are colluding to make something great!
Thanks for the link, Ed! I enjoyed reading through the various logical fallacies. I'd like to suggest another fallacy: argumentam ad celebutardum – the argument that if a celebrity does/says something, it must be correct.
You are a dolt. That is all I have to say.
That wasn't bad, I've never heard of Lee before.
I think the problem with political correctness in its current form are three fold.
First it's used by the left to attempt to silence the right, by confusing the heck out them as to exactly which language is allowed. And trust me on that, I was raised a liberal, that may not be the reason for origins, but that's what they use it for, a tool to silence debate.
Secondly, the left has no intention of following their own rules on political correct speech. Convicted ex-mayor of DC Marion Berry, proud African American. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Uncle Tom lawn jockey. They have no respect what so ever for their political opponents.
And lastly, Ft. Hood. Reports are coming out that there were plenty of people who noticed the terrorist killer was sliding off the deep end. They stated they were afraid to report it because of political correctness. And now people are dead and dying because of it.
Oh dear, Susan, quite to the contrary, liberals do not believe in equality and respect for others. That's the exact opposite of what modern liberals believe. Trust me, I spent decades in the belly of the liberal beast. That's exactly why I was banned from them, because I do believe in equality and respect for others.
Liberals believe in respect and equality only for those who agree with them. Every one who doesn't agree with them can go straight to hell, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
Tell me Susan, please, what's your honest opinion of Clarence Thomas, Condi Rice, Thomas Sowell or Walter E. Williams?
I really am interested in your equality and respect for those people.
Forget AIG. When is someone going to investigate the corruption at PBS? Three quarters of their programming is recycled year in and year out, Mr Rodgers from the 80's , Teletubies, Dora , all bought and paid for- one time. Nightly fare is good, however not too much of that either. Two years ago they were receiving yearly $600 million taxpayer dollars, (ABC network yearly profit was only $450 million), compare the two. Does it stop there? Hardly . These thieves get countless millions more in corporate advertising, and still have the gall to ask viewers to donate three times a year! Why? All while maintaining a tax free status? Ask yourself where can over a billion tax free dollars be going each year? PBS corporate maintains a very low profile for a reason- they are quietly rolling wheel barrels of dollars to the bank. It's one of the best corruption machines EVER. It's a dinosaur that needs to be dismantled. It's embarrassing to think we let this go on year after year.
Susan,
I don't really have a dog in this race, but I wonder if I could make one point:
The fact that you believe in fundamental respect and treating others as an equal is a great thing, especially on a personal level. Wouldn't you agree though that some things are superior to other things? For example, Female Genital Mutilation is still a prominent cultural practice in Africa and other parts of the world. Would you call such a practice deviant? Should it be accorded equal respect with, say, getting your daughter's ears pierced?
Sadly, the whole of 'multiculturalism' seems undergirded with the idea that every cultural practice is as equally good as any other practice. Respecting other cultures and appreciating their unique beauty is great, from my point of view. But not recognizing the difference between right and wrong is a negative.
There are moral absolutes. The current application of multiculturalism by it's proponents tries to erase that.
not so long as it's just the puppet that has your hand up in it.
Consider private school; yeah, we don't take vacations, other than visiting family, but knowing that my kids are really learning, not being indoctrinated, helps me sleep at night–that, and working hard to pay tuition leaves we wiped out:) !
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