03-03-2023, 10:45 PM
(03-03-2023, 10:19 PM)Stockland Hillman Wrote:(03-03-2023, 09:11 PM)Kojak Wrote: Respectfully - and again, trying to tread VERY carefully - I think there's a difference between being against the lockdowns (for which I think various legitimate arguments can be made, whether one agrees with them or not), and being against a vaccine which was fully tested and approved by authorities the world over, for what often seemed like completely spurious reasons. Anyway that's all I'll say on that topic.I appreciate the way you express this and respect your views.
You make a lot of good points, and I'm going to go through this line by line:
Quote:But it should be said that no such views were expressed in this form on the GB News channel
There were and have been multiple expressions of anti-vax views on GB News, particularly by Mark Steyn, Neil Oliver and Calvin Robinson. EDIT: you were referring to Bev Turner specifically - so scratch that!
Quote:As with Talk Radio, there were voices that were sceptical with many different thesis; interestingly with hind sight and current knowledge these prove less 'wrong' than was considered at the time
You raise a very interesting point - there were a lot of voices during the height of the pandemic that derided Talk Radio for airing what might be called sceptical views about the pandemic and lockdowns, claiming that it undermined the government's public health efforts. Was that right? Did airing those views potentially encourage breaking of the rules? Or was it a necessary safety valve for people who disagreed with, and/or were frustrated with everything going on? Maybe a discussion to be had on Metropol, rather than here, but a very interesting one all the same.
Quote:Debate is the function of broadcasting in a healthy democracy.
Completely agree - amen to that!