The current so called "wokeness" of the left is often described as a religion. In the religious realm there are fast truths that come from God and anything else is rebellion against God. There is nothing to discuss because there is right and wrong. Period. The current climate around LMNOP is that it is "right" and hence unquestionable. There is no valid dissent. Witness:
Now you would think that a place that trades in "news" would be doing something called "Jounralism" where you get all sides of a story. But the LMNOP crowd says there is no other side. But above and beyond that, if you dare claim there is another side you should be fired.
What's that about power? Institutional power?
"Two news directors at a Michigan NBC affiliate were ousted on Thursday following the circulation of an internal memo calling for scaled-back coverage of Pride Month events and directing the station’s journalists to “get both sides” on LGBTQ issues, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN."
Ousted for blasphemy against the new religion?
“We need to recognize that some stories related to LGBTQ issues are going to be controversial and polarizing in our community,” the memo sent by Fox said. “While you personally may not agree with a certain position, people are entitled to their opinions and they are our viewers.”I suppose Stanton did not get the memo about the current religion. You are not entitled to your opinion about LMNOP. You will be told what to think about LMNOP and you will say what you are told. Silence is violence.
"The memo sparked fierce backlash from the newsroom’s staff, prompting the station’s owner, Texas-based Nexstar, to launch an investigation into the matter. "
Personally, I would have fired the lot of them but I suppose that's why I don't run things anywhere. But this decision came out of Texas?
"In a statement to CNN earlier this month, Nexstar said the email was “not consistent with Nexstar’s values, the way we cover the news, or the respect we have for our viewers” and apologized for offending members of the LGBTQ community and WOOD-TV’s viewers."
So the viewers who have positions not approved by the "news" staff are either not viewers or ARE viewers but not deserving of "respect" if that "respect" offends the LMNOP. And say, what are those "values?
Like I said about the NAACP, someone needs to ask them exactly what their values are. Do they approve of child grooming? Do they approve of sexual behaviour in front of children? Do they approve of child mutilation. No way no how should these corporations be let off the hook when they talk about "their values" in reference to LMNOP.
"On Thursday, Gary Weitman, a Nexstar spokesperson, confirmed to CNN that the company had made changes to WOOD-TV’s newsroom leadership team to “ensure its ability to continue providing outstanding local news coverage and service to the Grand Rapids community and surrounding area.”"
So this company, based in Texas, made changes to the leadership team of Lansing MICHIGAN, to better reflect it's "Texas values"?
Interesting indeed.
There will be no dissent to the new overlords. They learned from COVID that they can fire people at will with no fear.