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People are making a lot of money out of conspiracy theories

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  • #52
    autonomy
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    How much money do RTE make spouting the real conspiracy theories, fairplay to any radio talk show like Alex Jones and Corbett report, or even good news channels like Russia Today for informing people on genuine issues


  • #53
    studiorat
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    autonomy wrote: »
    How much money do RTE make spouting the real conspiracy theories,

    eh, none.


  • #54
    Di0genes
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭Di0genes


    autonomy wrote: »
    How much money do RTE make spouting the real conspiracy theories, fairplay to any radio talk show like Alex Jones and Corbett report, or even good news channels like Russia Today for informing people on genuine issues

    Russia Today is a funded by the Kremlin. Would you trust a TV Station funded by the United States government?


  • #55
    Brown Bomber
    Site Banned Posts: 8,331 ✭✭✭Brown Bomber


    Di0genes wrote: »
    Russia Today is a funded by the Kremlin. Would you trust a TV Station funded by the United States government?

    who funds the BBC?


  • #56
    autonomy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 115 ✭✭autonomy


    Di0genes wrote: »
    Russia Today is a funded by the Kremlin. Would you trust a TV Station funded by the United States government?

    No I certainly wouldn't! I prefer to listen to independent journalists in all honesty, don't watch RT much at all because I know they can be biased towards America just like Fox are towards Russia and China!


  • #57
    autonomy
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    Brown Bomber wrote: »
    who funds the BBC?
    The Big Brother Corporation receives large grants from the EU


  • #58
    Monty Burnz
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    Brown Bomber wrote: »
    who funds the BBC?
    The British taxpayer. It's independent of the government, as far as I'm aware? The BBC has a slight leftish leaning - it will be interesting to see if it can keep it up under a right-ish government. I bet it can.


  • #59
    Monty Burnz
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    autonomy wrote: »
    The Big Brother Corporation receives large grants from the EU
    Can you provide any evidence of that? Large in relation to its overall income from TV licences etc.?


  • #60
    autonomy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 115 ✭✭autonomy


    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    Can you provide any evidence of that? Large in relation to its overall income from TV licences etc.?

    http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3257748.ece

    It receives large (millions) loans and grants, and the BBC refused to say what rates the EU-backed EIB was charging on the loans


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  • #61
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    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    People are making a lot of money out of conspiracy theories: discuss. :)

    Of course they are monty, there doesn't need to be a discussion, people will always make a few bucks on others naieveness, as is happening now outside the ct forums, it's all around brother, in life!


  • #62
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    Brown Bomber wrote: »
    who funds the BBC?

    The Establishment...


  • #63
    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    autonomy wrote: »
    http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3257748.ece

    It receives large (millions) loans and grants, and the BBC refused to say what rates the EU-backed EIB was charging on the loans
    Thanks for the link. :)

    Just to put the €140,000,000 odd in loans from the EIB in context, here's the BBC's total budget:
    • £3,493.8 million in licence fees collected from householders;
    • £775.9 million from BBC Commercial Businesses;
    • £294.6 million from government grants;
    • £41.1 million from other income, such as providing content to overseas broadcasters and concert ticket sales;

    I make that to be something like €5,200,000,000.

    So 140 million compared to 5.2 billion. If we say that the low interest on the loans (say the difference between charging 3% instead of 6% interest) constitutes the 'bribe' here (seeing as the loan must still be repaid) it comes to a grand total of something like €4 million based on back-of-the envelope calculations.

    Whether a .08% of total income bribe would be sufficient to shift BBC policy, I'll let the reader decide. :)


  • #64
    ed2hands
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    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    The British taxpayer. It's independent of the government, as far as I'm aware? The BBC has a slight leftish leaning - it will be interesting to see if it can keep it up under a right-ish government. I bet it can.


    Would politely disagree with you there Monty. As far as i'm aware, it's not independent of the govt/establishment/elite; it's been one of the biggest mouthpieces for U.S/U.K imperialism for many years. It certainly doesn't have a good track record on Iraq for instance and thats putting it mildly...
    You've probably seen this but will stick it up anyways: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y3wuRjwMCQ


    Some people can slag off all content of Russia Today and in the same breath they maintain the BBC is totally unbiased:o (not aimed at you Monty).
    I haven't watched it in years though so can't comment on whether it is leaning anywhere as you say.


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