NPR (National Public Radio), a supposed forum of free speech, tires “to create a more informed public - one challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas and cultures.”
That is, until you waiver from its extreme, liberal ideology.
Juan Williams, a left-leaning NPR host and Fox News contributor was fired for voicing his first amendment rights during this appearance on The O’Reilly Factor:
NPR, who has a history of being ultra liberal, showed its true colors in taking this action late Wednesday evening.
Juan Williams, an individual who is highly respected and who is also an acclaimed civil rights author was merely stating his opinion on a very controversial topic: Muslims vs. Muslim Extremists. By making that distinction, is that not a challenge to a deeper understanding of the greater Islamic culture? Presumably not. Instead, an individual gets canned (mission statement be damned) for stating a truth that already exists.
Juan spoke a hard reality that is still a very real fear in a lot of American’s minds. Rather than opening and examining this post 9/11 reality, NPR and like-minded organizations would rather turn and look the other way in the name of political correctness.
What is NPR trying to say to its audience by making this move? What are they trying to convey? Are they really trying to examine “a deeper understanding and appreciation of events” that shape our lives, or would they rather promote some elite, liberal agenda?
Overall, the core of this entire debate should not be whether NPR is ultra liberal (duh – it is) or if it should continue to be publicly funded, but rather is NPR really the open forum in which it is supposed to represent?
It seems that it is not. If a subject is uncomfortable or controversial in any way, discussion must be discarded and stifled quickly.
Juan said it best on The O'Reilly Factor by saying, “Political correctness can lead to some kind of paralysis where you don’t address reality.”
Or should that say "afraid" to address reality?
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
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