Should Truth Social Receive Federal Funding?

[The Duke]

The Duke was a fag.

You are a liar.
Had lots of children.
Children do not come out of fagasses.
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[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

You got to be kidding me. What country has parades of military equipment and make a big deal out of the "Dear Leaders" birthday? Do democracies do that? Or is it places like North Korea, Russia, and Cuba?

If you could learn to think without feelings you’re post would make much more sense.

 

[Billiejeens]

Prolly

 

[Billiejeens]

Because a long time ago, before you were born educational TV and radio did not exist in the forms we have today.

But now they do.

 

[Billiejeens]

And?

 

[Papageorgio]

There is no communism on NPR. You right-wingers need to stop whining and get better ideas. Your ideas are the problem. The shit you propose is always so draconian that nobody with good sense will k support it. And n pubic entity should support racism using the excuse of practicing free speech.

I don’t care if PBS or NPR are right wing or left wing, if they can’t support themselves then they need to figure it out, Fund raise, ad advertisers rates, whatever, if you want them to hang around then watch them and send them money. I do not see why hard working Americans need to support an entity that can’t support themselves. They need to figure it out, not take money from working Americans.

 

[Foxfyre]

If not, then why should NPR and PBS receive federal funding? Let these places get their own funding. The government shouldn't be paying for any of this crap anyway.

The federal government has no business funding media of ANY kind in any way, shape or fashion. It is a certain way to encourage bias and corruption.

Further media engaging in deliberate distortion/dishonesty in reporting should be subject to investigation and possibly losing their FCC license. And no media should be immune from legal consequences for libel and slander.

 

[IM2]

I don’t care if PBS or NPR are right wing or left wing, if they can’t support themselves then they need to figure it out, Fund raise, ad advertisers rates, whatever, if you want them to hang around then watch them and send them money. I do not see why hard working Americans need to support an entity that can’t support themselves. They need to figure it out, not take money from working Americans.

Since Congress created it, it's time to stop enabling Trumps madness by defining everything he does The few pennies of our tax money that goes to NPR is not worth arguing about. We need to demand that our leaders not give the military a trillion dollars instead of bitching about the few millions NPR gets. Trump has proposed 1.1 trillion for the military and we'rein here bitching 500 milion. We paid Elon Musk 8 billion to lose 135 billion, but let's rant about NPR/PBS.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5352827/npr-pbs-public-media-trump-rescission-funding

 

[Billiejeens]

Since Congress created it, it's time to stop enabling Trumps madness by defining everything he does The few pennies of our tax money that goes to NPR is not worth arguing about. We need to demand that our leaders not give the military a trillion dollars instead of bitching about the few millions NPR gets. Trump has proposed 1.1 trillion for the military and we'rein here bitching 500 milion. We paid Elon Musk 8 billion to lose 135 billion, but let's rant about NPR/PBS.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5352827/npr-pbs-public-media-trump-rescission-funding

Stick with BET.

 

[IM2]

The federal government has no business funding media of ANY kind in any way, shape or fashion. It is a certain way to encourage bias and corruption.

Further media engaging in deliberate distortion/dishonesty in reporting should be subject to investigation and possibly losing their FCC license. And no media should be immune from libel and slander.

NPR/PBS doesn't distort anything. But you right-wingers seem to believe that anyone disagreeing with the rude draconian ideas you produce is somehow wrong and needs to be silenced. That's fascism and you're supporting it.

 

[Winston]

NPR/PBS doesn't distort anything. But you right-wingers seem to believe that anyone disagreeing with the rude draconian ideas you produce is somehow wrong and needs to be silenced. That's fascism and you're supporting it.

I think the real key here. NPR viewers were at less than 20%, less than 20% believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. For the rest of the population, it was 80%. How did that turn out? Now you know why they want to defund NPR.

 

[Papageorgio]

Since Congress created it, it's time to stop enabling Trumps madness by defining everything he does The few pennies of our tax money that goes to NPR is not worth arguing about. We need to demand that our leaders not give the military a trillion dollars instead of bitching about the few millions NPR gets. Trump has proposed 1.1 trillion for the military and we'rein here bitching 500 milion. We paid Elon Musk 8 billion to lose 135 billion, but let's rant about NPR/PBS.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5352827/npr-pbs-public-media-trump-rescission-funding

It has nothing to do with Trump, this has been my position since the late 80’s. I have no issue with it staying but the taxpayers don’t need to fund it. They run lots and lots of fundraisers, so you and others who want it can support it.

As far as defense, we need to cut that by at least 25%, and make it more efficient.

Didn’t read your link, I don’t care about Trump or people’s opinion about him.

 

[Foxfyre]

I think the real key here. NPR viewers were at less than 20%, less than 20% believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. For the rest of the population, it was 80%. How did that turn out? Now you know why they want to defund NPR.

You honestly think that criticism of NPR is based on one fact--if that in fact was a fact--22 years ago? How does one come to the conclusion that such an event so long ago is the key to public opinion now?

 

[Papageorgio]

I think the real key here. NPR viewers were at less than 20%, less than 20% believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. For the rest of the population, it was 80%. How did that turn out? Now you know why they want to defund NPR.

So one incident back in 2002, is the reason only reason that people want to defund NPR? That makes no sense, it sounds like a weird paranoid conspiracy theory.

 

[Moonglow]

But now they do.

If you have the internet or cable.

 

[Winston]

You honestly think that criticism of NPR is based on one fact--if that in fact was a fact--22 years ago? How does one come to the conclusion that such an event so long ago is the key to public opinion now?

No, it is not based on that one fact. I just think that fact is quite illuminating.

NPR and PBS are predicated on one thing. Providing media to areas of the country that are, for all intents and purposes, a media desert.

You people are so damn clueless. Worried about the media, have you ever heard of Sinclair Broadcasting?

I mean I don't get it. What foolish cowards Trump and his supporters are. Trump wants to silence dissent, what kind of leader does that? I will tell you, a tiny man with tiny hands, that is the type of person that seeks to stifle defense. This nation is better than that, or at least it used to be. We deserve better than that, or at least we used to. Today, maybe not so much.

 

[22lcidw]

Since Congress created it, it's time to stop enabling Trumps madness by defining everything he does The few pennies of our tax money that goes to NPR is not worth arguing about. We need to demand that our leaders not give the military a trillion dollars instead of bitching about the few millions NPR gets. Trump has proposed 1.1 trillion for the military and we'rein here bitching 500 milion. We paid Elon Musk 8 billion to lose 135 billion, but let's rant about NPR/PBS.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5352827/npr-pbs-public-media-trump-rescission-funding

Whenever money is talked of for many agendas or tax increase, it is only a few pennies. Well over the years and decades those pennies have added up. A person working for someone pays 6.5% to social security and the employer pays 6.5%. Adn that is the employee's money. Many do not know that. Add the medicare tax of 2% and that is 15%. 15%. 15%. That is only pennies at a time. Then dollars. A lot of taxes. A lot of fees. A lot of road, port, ridge, transportation, energy, water, natural gas and other authorities. And taxes on top of that. They started as pennies. Then went to dollars. Lots of dollars.

 

[Foxfyre]

No, it is not based on that one fact. I just think that fact is quite illuminating.

NPR and PBS are predicated on one thing. Providing media to areas of the country that are, for all intents and purposes, a media desert.

You people are so damn clueless. Worried about the media, have you ever heard of Sinclair Broadcasting?

I mean I don't get it. What foolish cowards Trump and his supporters are. Trump wants to silence dissent, what kind of leader does that? I will tell you, a tiny man with tiny hands, that is the type of person that seeks to stifle defense. This nation is better than that, or at least it used to be. We deserve better than that, or at least we used to. Today, maybe not so much.

If they are benefitting people in a 'media desert' they will receive contributions or can accept advertising to support themselves. They do not need taxpayer funds to do that. If they do receive taxpayer funds then they can be controlled by whoever is authorizing those funds which means they are no longer a free press but they become a spokesperson for whoever ever authorizing those funds.

I'm pretty sure there is no place in the country that can get ONLY NPR or PBS though.

 

[Independent thinker]

There is no communism on NPR. You right-wingers need to stop whining and get better ideas. Your ideas are the problem. The shit you propose is always so draconian that nobody with good sense will k support it. And n pubic entity should support racism using the excuse of practicing free speech.

The media, AKA the "free press", should not be accepting government money, which puts a bias in their reporting. It's a conflict of interest. You're going to report on those who give you money?

No, it is not based on that one fact. I just think that fact is quite illuminating.

NPR and PBS are predicated on one thing. Providing media to areas of the country that are, for all intents and purposes, a media desert.

You people are so damn clueless. Worried about the media, have you ever heard of Sinclair Broadcasting?

I mean I don't get it. What foolish cowards Trump and his supporters are. Trump wants to silence dissent, what kind of leader does that? I will tell you, a tiny man with tiny hands, that is the type of person that seeks to stifle defense. This nation is better than that, or at least it used to be. We deserve better than that, or at least we used to. Today, maybe not so much.

The government funding media that reports about the government is a conflict of interest. This is the purpose of this thread. Lefties would get all bent out of shape if the government funded Fox News or Truth Social, but the left are just fine with funding leftist leaning media like NPR and PBS.

 

[Independent thinker]

If they are benefitting people in a 'media desert' they will receive contributions or can accept advertising to support themselves. They do not need taxpayer funds to do that. If they do receive taxpayer funds then they can be controlled by whoever is authorizing those funds which means they are no longer a free press but they become a spokesperson for whoever ever authorizing those funds.

I'm pretty sure there is no place in the country that can get ONLY NPR or PBS though.

Yes, that was a ludicrous argument he made.