> That is the premise of taxes, yes. I may not get sick enough to justify a hospital visit this decade, yet I contribute to socialized healthcare all the same.

Nobody should go to jail for refusing to contribute to the local "Pravda". Governments shouldn't be in that line of business at first place.

Finally it's not a tax, it's a fee.

BBC is more than just BBC News. And while BBC News itself isn't perfect (in recent years under the Tories slipping to the right) it's streets ahead of the various Murdoch news outlets.

It's not perfect, but it's not Pravda and describing it as such is quite ridiculous

> It's not perfect, but it's not Pravda and describing it as such is quite ridiculous

Of course if you agree with the BBC editorial line, you'll find nothing wrong with the BBC. Just like Fox News audience don't see any problems with Fox News bias. What is ridiculous is thinking that only Murdoch controlled media lies.

I certainly don't always agree with the "BBC editorial line" - it has moved the needle against a few things that I've supported. However it is farcical to compare it to Pravda or even FOX, and I think you're showing how little exposure you've had to the BBC by doing so.

> thinking that only Murdoch controlled media lies.

I mentioned the various Murdoch properties because they're the most egregious and shameless. There's bias everywhere, and I never said there wasn't

> I certainly don't always agree with the "BBC editorial line" - it has moved the needle against a few things that I've supported. However it is farcical to compare it to Pravda or even FOX, and I think you're showing how little exposure you've had to the BBC by doing so.

I think you are certainly showing how little critical thinking you do when it comes to judging the BBC reporting quality if you keep defending it as somehow "superior" to rags and tabloids.

And I think you're a reactionary fool if you lump BBC News with Pravda and FOX

> Finally it's not a tax, it's a fee.

No you're mistaken - it is actually legally a tax and has been since 2006.

And no one has to pay it since it's a license fee. There are ways to opt out if you don't have a TV. So stop being dramatic.

> And no one has to pay it since it's a license fee. There are ways to opt out if you don't have a TV. So stop being dramatic.

You still have to pay it IF you have a TV. That doesn't change my first point as there is absolutely nothing "dramatic" about pointing out the dangers of a media directly controlled by the government. Stop acting like government controlled press isn't prone to manipulating their audience.