Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still rely on an iron lung

Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by morelisp on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:21PM (#29016209)

You're making sweeping general claims about the media which I agree with, but I'm asking specifically about this story. To the extent I would classify NPR as propaganda, it's (currently) for a particular half-progressive/half-third-way American liberalism that would love to have a story about a scrappy DIY global supply chain saving someone in Oklahoma.

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> Do tell us more about NPR's liberal bias.

Sure. By telling these kind of fables about how global capitalism is actually good for everybody, they're trying to prevent growing class consciousness that would eventually force fundamental, revolutionary change to how we allocate resources.

Oh wait, you thought I was to the right of NPR? Sorry, no, that probability distribution is barely distinguishable from Nazism at this point. Also no one to the right of NPR would ever use the term "third-way" in criticism of it.

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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by setpatchaddress on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:54PM (#29016655)

Ah, that explains your attitude here. Do tell us more about NPR's liberal bias.

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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by Loughla on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @04:54PM (#29018972)

>Sure. By telling these kind of fables about how global capitalism is actually good for everybody, they're trying to prevent growing class consciousness that would eventually force fundamental, revolutionary change to how we allocate resources.

YES. I love NPR as a news source, because of the oddball stories they cover. But they are solidly, solidly in the 'bootlicker' camp when it comes to how great and exceptional international businesses are at solving humanities problems.

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