See No Opinion, Hear No Opinion, Speak No Opinion
Al-Jazeera, the Arab television network (funded by Qatari Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani) has been unable to find a single U.S. or Canadian satellite or cable distributor. After more than a year of trying, the doors are still shut.
I wonder why it is that our government would have us afraid of information, points of view, hearing the other guy’s prejudices and finding out what is in the mind of foreigners—so scarily unlike us? See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil is a wonderfully efficient way to crawl under a stone and perpetuate our own misperceptions. It’s the same with opinion. Harden it quickly, before intelligent controversy and reasoned disagreement softens the structure of our correctness.
And so, Al-Jazeera, the Arab television network (funded by Qatari Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani) has been unable to find a single U.S. or Canadian satellite or cable distributor. After more than a year of trying, the doors are still shut. Rush Limbaugh on what, 500 radio stations? F…