Re: well, there goes the BBC, too

From: Richard the Dreaded Libertarian <Say_Rich_Greiss@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:35:19 GMT

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 23:26:32 +0100, Pooh Bear wrote:
> John Larkin wrote:

>> Rednecks don't listen to the BBC, and have likely never heard of it.
>> They listen to country music, some of which is quite good.
>
> I meant that opinion about the BBC ( being government controlled ) seems
> popular with 'rednecks' actually. As in a lack of education or interest in
> knowledge tends to lead to incorrect, arrogant, bigoted views.

Yeah! Case in point - the cult of antismokerism. "*** the Facts! Let's
take some genetically engineered hairless mice with a predisposition to
skin cancer, concentrate some tar from a hundred cigarettes in a cold
trap, dissolve it in acetone, and paint it onto their skin. See! Smoking
causes cancer!!!"

Feh.
Rich

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