Trump Could Hand China a ‘Strategic Victory’ by Silencing Voice of America

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Generations of Chinese, including our columnist, turned to U.S. government-run outlets for an education in democracy, rights and the English language.

In December 1967, when he arrived at a snowy farm on China’s northeastern border with the Soviet Union, Xu Chenggang carried with him an electron tube to help him assemble a radio.
Mr. Xu, a 17-year-old Beijing native, would spend the next 10 years there, living in a horse stable and subjected to re-education and persecution for his anti-revolutionary thinking. One thing that got him through the cold, dark decade was the tube radio that brought him Voice of America programs.

https://archive.ph/bBLbD#selection-757.0-765.10

[Cameroni]

Oh thank God. Voice of America was one of the worst most tedious obvious and biased propaganda stations. Wonderful news it's shutting down.

[johng]

4 minutes ago, placeholder said:

One thing that got him through the cold, dark decade was the tube radio that brought him Voice of America programs.

 

ohh come on  what a load of propaganda in  just that one sentence.

[NoDisplayName]

17 minutes ago, placeholder said:

In December 1967, when he arrived at a snowy farm on China’s northeastern border with the Soviet Union

 

It's not 1967 any longer, pardner.

The innertubes is a thing.

As are VPN's.

All the Chinese have 'em.

Not illegal, but not supported.

 

 

 

[SunnyinBangrak]

Stopping democrat propaganda and lies help China? Hilarious.

And wasnt it great watching Ms Maher defending her hate tweets.

Great days are upon us. 

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33 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

Oh thank God. Voice of America was one of the worst most tedious obvious and biased propaganda stations. Wonderful news it's shutting down.

Thanks for the reflexive comment. Actually, I guess it's possible for you to be further from the truth, but you'd have to work at it.

Trump’s surprising target in war on media: Voice of America

"Trump and his allies have long viewed VOA with suspicion, regarding it as an element of a “deep state” trying to thwart their policies. But that hostility burst open on April 9 when Trump communications adviser Dan Scavino posted a VOA story about China to his official Twitter account with the comment “American taxpayers—paying for China’s very own propaganda, via the U.S. Government funded Voice of America! DISGRACE!!”...

VOA director Amanda Bennett fired back. “One of the big differences between publicly funded independent media, like the Voice of America, and state-controlled media is that we are free to show all sides of an issue and are actually mandated to do so by law as stated in the VOA Charter,” she said in an April 10 statement."

https://apnews.com/article/aa9f647b07c6fc2c0a471000c03d03fa

 

In fact, what Trump and others didn't like about the VOA was that it offered reports that weren't propaganda. Propaganda was what Trump wanted. And it was  a great advertisement for the USA that a government funded media source could publish reports that contained criticisms of the government and news that contradicted its claims.

 

[candide]

6 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Stopping democrat propaganda and lies help China? Hilarious.

And wasnt it great watching Ms Maher defending her hate tweets.

Great days are upon us. 

You are making up stuff again, 🙂

[Cameroni]

7 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Thanks for the reflexive comment. Actually, I guess it's possible for you to be further from the truth, but you'd have to work at it.

Trump’s surprising target in war on media: Voice of America

"Trump and his allies have long viewed VOA with suspicion, regarding it as an element of a “deep state” trying to thwart their policies. But that hostility burst open on April 9 when Trump communications adviser Dan Scavino posted a VOA story about China to his official Twitter account with the comment “American taxpayers—paying for China’s very own propaganda, via the U.S. Government funded Voice of America! DISGRACE!!”...

VOA director Amanda Bennett fired back. “One of the big differences between publicly funded independent media, like the Voice of America, and state-controlled media is that we are free to show all sides of an issue and are actually mandated to do so by law as stated in the VOA Charter,” she said in an April 10 statement."

https://apnews.com/article/aa9f647b07c6fc2c0a471000c03d03fa

 

In fact, what Trump and others didn't like about the VOA was that it offered reports that weren't propaganda. Propaganda was what Trump wanted. And it was  a great advertisement for the USA that a government funded media source could publish reports that contained criticisms of the government and news that contradicted its claims.

 

 

You just have to listen to it, it is one-dimensional paper-thin tedious propaganda. The sooner VOA shuts down the better. Does anyone actually listen to this abomination? Surely a colossal waste of taxpayer money.

[TedG]

44 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Generations of Chinese, including our columnist, turned to U.S. government-run outlets for an education in democracy, rights and the English language.

In December 1967, when he arrived at a snowy farm on China’s northeastern border with the Soviet Union, Xu Chenggang carried with him an electron tube to help him assemble a radio.
Mr. Xu, a 17-year-old Beijing native, would spend the next 10 years there, living in a horse stable and subjected to re-education and persecution for his anti-revolutionary thinking. One thing that got him through the cold, dark decade was the tube radio that brought him Voice of America programs.

https://archive.ph/bBLbD#selection-757.0-765.10

People like you are the reason the US can never shut down old outdated programs. 

 

I bet you cherish the Wool and Mohair subsidy. 

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21 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

You just have to listen to it, it is one-dimensional paper-thin tedious propaganda. The sooner VOA shuts down the better. Does anyone actually listen to this abomination? Surely a colossal waste of taxpayer money.

What don't you understand about the fact that Trump hated the VOA precisely because it wasn't one dimensional propagand

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21 minutes ago, TedG said:

People like you are the reason the US can never shut down old outdated programs. 

 

I bet you cherish the Wool and Mohair subsidy. 

Once again. VOA showed it was possible even for a government funded agency to criticize the government. That's a pretty good advertisement for the first Amendment and the government. But as we've seen lately, the current government views the first amendment as unamerican

 

[sungod]

Whats also sad is posters continually using, 'you got nothing' as they don't have anything else themselves. 

[Mike_Hunt]

VOA is the only thing holding back communism.   The domino theory is alive.  LOL

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3 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

VOA is the only thing holding back communism.   The domino theory is alive.  LOL

The best proof that the VOA is effective is that the Chinese government is rejoicing in its prospective demise.

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6 minutes ago, sungod said:

Whats also sad is posters continually using, 'you got nothing' as they don't have anything else themselves. 

More nothingness from you

[Cameroni]

29 minutes ago, placeholder said:

What don't you understand about the fact that Trump hated the VOA precisely because it wasn't one dimensional propagand

 

That's not not why Trump is shutting down VOA at all, it's because VOA was spouting leftist radical propaganda which is now no longer tolerated.

 

He's actually shut down VOA. I so love this guy, he really knows what to do to make the world a better place.

 

One vile propaganda rag less. Fantastic news.

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Just now, Cameroni said:

 

That's not not why Trump is shutting down VOA at all, it's because VOA was spouting leftist radical propaganda which is now no longer tolerated.

 

He's actually shut down VOA. I so love this guy, he really knows what to do to make the world a better place.

 

One vile propaganda rag less. Fantastic news.

Which is why the Chinese are rejoicing? Because they hate leftist radical propaganda?

In fact, the voice of America reports on all sides of the issues. What it does not do is function as a propaganda arm of the United States government.

[blaze master]

11 minutes ago, sungod said:

Whats also sad is posters continually using, 'you got nothing' as they don't have anything else themselves. 

 

I got a little something I've been saving for a special occasion. 

[sungod]

1 minute ago, blaze master said:

 

I got a little something I've been saving for a special occasion. 

 

Dont waste it on you know who, he's got nothing 🙂

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3 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

That's not not why Trump is shutting down VOA at all, it's because VOA was spouting leftist radical propaganda which is now no longer tolerated.

 

He's actually shut down VOA. I so love this guy, he really knows what to do to make the world a better place.

 

One vile propaganda rag less. Fantastic news.

Stop making things up. Here's a screenshot of the headlines from their website:

https://www.voanews.com/

What is there in these articles that looks like radical leftist propaganda? Please, follow the link and share with us the radical leftist propaganda that you have found.

[worgeordie]

The  Chinese are already opening up radio stations in Africa ,to

promote their propaganda ,closing down VoA a gift to China.

 

regards Worgeordie

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14 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

VOA is the only thing holding back communism.   The domino theory is alive.  LOL

Setting up a straw man much? Do you plan to invent more fake arguments to shoot down?

[Mike_Hunt]

1 minute ago, placeholder said:

Setting up a straw man much? Do you plan to invent more fake arguments to shoot down?

As opposed to your fake narratives? 

[rough diamond]

6 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

I got a little something I've been saving for a special occasion. 

What? A sensible and meaning post per chance!!!!

[rough diamond]

Just now, Mike_Hunt said:

As opposed to your fake narratives? 

Does someone elses "fake narratives" = your "fake posts"?

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1 minute ago, Mike_Hunt said:

As opposed to your fake narratives? 

Which fake narrarive would that be and why is it fake?

[rough diamond]

21 minutes ago, placeholder said:

More nothingness from you

You seem surprised!

What did you expect from a one track mind (assuming it has one)?

[Cameroni]

16 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Stop making things up. Here's a screenshot of the headlines from their website:

 

What are you talking about? Very clearly it's the radical left bias of VOA that's causing it to be shut down:

 

 

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical".

A White House statement said the order would "ensure taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda"

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge4l109r3o

[rough diamond]

34 minutes ago, sungod said:

Whats also sad is posters continually using, 'you got nothing' as they don't have anything else themselves. 

Which is exactly what you have/not said!!

[rough diamond]

32 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

VOA is the only thing holding back communism.   The domino theory is alive.  LOL

Thank God it is not your so called intelectual responses that are doing it!