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Should things have been different if they had said "He made a mistake and we forgive him. There is no reason why he should not be able to continue working"?

Do they pay for his show? If so then yes. If not, then obviously not.

You're so right, that was a stupid question.

For once I agree!

look at this mess for example.

If only the political group in charge would listen to reason.....(and the will of the people).

But i guess thats the problem. The people in charge dont actually give a flyin fuck what the 'people' think or want.

This just really bothers you, doesn't it?

It's the world of entertainment, people are finicky and fickle. They like certain shows, movies, and music and not others, for no logical reason other than their personal preference.

And they are equally finicky and fickle about what they find offensive. If somehow there was equality achieved among racially-charged comments made by all races, there would still be other things that people would find offensive in some cases and not in others.

You can't apply logic to taste.

Our political system was never intended to allow for non-elected political organizations to weild more power then the elected officials themselves.

Actually, that's precisely what it was designed to allow.

The idea that a small number of political groups could apply pressure nationally to make a change locally is antithical to the original concept.

This wasn't a political decision. As such, it's entirely removed from governmental or legal frameworks. Which was the idea. The government is responsible for specific things. The things it's not responsible for work themselves out organically.

Your entire series of arguments about this has been based on a situation that simply doesn't exist. You've taken the normal functioning of a free market and treated it as if the FCC took Imus off the air.

They didn't. The market functioned exactly the way it's supposed to. You can't arbitrarily decide that you only like free market decisions when the result is what you want. No one forced anyone to do anything. People exercised their rights to free speech and free assembly and expressed an opinion. Sponsors reacted to that opinion. Because it's a FREE MARKET if supporters of Imus feel differently there's absolutely nothing stopping them from doing the same. They could boycott sponsors products until they put Imus back on the air, or assemble and protest or whatever they like. The truth is, they just don't care enough, and will keep buying the sponsor's products regardless of Imus' fate. That's not the fault of the people who wouldn't. If one group cares more, they'll win. That's exactly how free markets work.

gbaji said



yeah. And I've come to the conclusion that you're a lemon.

gbaji said



you bloody well ought to be.