Thread: Cancel culture at the BBC
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Old 12-03-2023, 00:09   #52
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
In case you're gagging to know what I think:

1. The BBC has seriously lost its way.

2. Lineker was wrong to compare UK government actions with Nazi Germany.

3. Lineker is obviously free to say what he wants. He's not a political reporter or new reader.
I agree with most of what you say but Lineker was comparing the language used by the government, not its actions.

I'm not arguing if he's right or wrong on the point he makes, but I feel there's an important distinction between criticising language and criticising actions.
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