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Offlinedr0mni
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I was censored on the radio
    #6087733 - 09/21/06 06:25 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

I was listening to this conservative talk show (Ben Ferguson) on AM at like midnight about a week ago. They were spouting off about the Bill of Rights not applying to non-americans, how torturing terrorists is fine, and frequently referring to the enemy as "the muslims".

The station slogan repeated on commercials was something along the lines of "Radio never sounded so Red-White-and-Blue!"

So I decided I'd call in and give a different opinion than the other callers. I would've said something along the lines of the administration being hypocritical by selectively applying freedoms which were originally conceived as fundemental and "self evident" (if not God-given) by the founders. Even if international law doesn't dictate the Bill of Rights, it should be our guide as a nation as we strive for freedom. And that US treatment of "detainees" still violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed by the UN in 1948. And that the equivolating of muslims to terrorists is not only racist, but it promotes anti-americanism in the middle east.

But I didn't want to talk about these subjects in this thread, I just wanted to talk about my experience on the radio, or rather, NOT on the radio.

I called up and got through. A young man asked for my name and city. I told him. Then he asked "so do you agree or disagree with Ben?"

"Well, I disagree..."

and then he just started YELLING at me about why I was wrong! Then I think he started playing this recording of someone else yelling about defending freedoms and all this rhetoric!

I hung up, and at first I was shocked! I didn't really understand what had just happened. And then it sank in... I was just censored!

I don't know how other media outlets run their shit, but if it's anything like that, then we are in BIG trouble!

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Re: I was censored on the radio [Re: dr0mni]
    #6087753 - 09/21/06 06:31 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

its a privately owned radio program.

they can censor whatever they want.

but i see where your coming from...

call again with a different name and city....say you agree....spout some bullshit to the screener(agreeing)

then when your on the air, stick it to em! :laugh:


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Offlinedr0mni
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Re: I was censored on the radio [Re: Schwip]
    #6087762 - 09/21/06 06:34 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

That's the plan!

I agree that they are a private company, and they can do what they want. But please don't pretend to be a patriot when you actively censor opposing opinions.

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Re: I was censored on the radio [Re: dr0mni]
    #6087834 - 09/21/06 06:50 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

When you volunteer with the Libertarians they give you some tips on how to get onto radio call-in shows.

Just to pass the knowledge along:

Don't make assertions, when you want to disagree ask digging or misleading questions. This can be the hardest idea to get used to, but it's the most important. Even if you don't get censored, when you argue by making assertions the host will simply tell you you're wrong, and he's got a staff to hand him stats/quotes plus more airtime, so you'll just come off looking like a jackass.

Give the impression that you might agree with what he's saying through neutral comments like "I think you've made some important points tonight" or "It's great to finally hear some upfront talk on this subject." Neither of these statements means you agree with the host or the guest, but they're more likely to get you on the air than "I think you're wrong".

Finally, if the guy on the radio is completely delusional, a good question to ask is "Why do you think your critics are so opposed to your ideas?" That's always good, because it either forces him/her to address a different viewpoint, or else they come off looking completely irrational by name calling/employing a strawman.

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Re: I was censored on the radio [Re: dr0mni]
    #6087845 - 09/21/06 06:53 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Only true media freedom you can find on the Internet. So I base my perception of people and World by Internet. Other media is far from prone to hoax.

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Re: I was censored on the radio [Re: Crobih]
    #6087995 - 09/21/06 07:43 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

ya, the way to play those shows is to call in and play along for the first few seconds to put them at ease. Then while agreeing, you bring up the parts that concern you, which is a sneaky way of introducing doubt. then you can cultivate that doubt into a full blown debate, however this is not easy to do when there are people steering the conversation according to a teleprompter / list.


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Re: I was censored on the radio [Re: dr0mni]
    #6088047 - 09/21/06 07:52 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

well now you know. just lie next time and take them by suprise


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Re: I was censored on the radio [Re: barfightlard]
    #6095430 - 09/24/06 11:07 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)


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Re: I was censored on the radio [Re: Luddite]
    #6095557 - 09/24/06 12:00 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Luddite, is there a point to that image?? What are you trying to say??


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4) We need a smaller, less-intrusive government.

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Re: I was censored on the radio [Re: Diploid]
    #6095874 - 09/24/06 02:25 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

.....exactly what i was wondering

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Re: I was censored on the radio [Re: dr0mni]
    #6103345 - 09/26/06 01:46 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Post the number to that show. I'll call in and give them the old one two. Maybe others will as well.


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