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| St_Andrew |
i was reading some news @ bbc's website and came across this article. First i was just laughing about the ironi that the Italian foreign ministry summoned Sweden's ambassador to complain about a TV spot in the swedish public media (SVT, the Swedish similairity to the BBC). A spot that was an ad for SVT, saying that sweden has a free media that is not controlled by the government, unlike in italy for example where berlusconi is controlling 90% of the media (state controlled plus his own). Well so he was complaining to the government about the ad, kinda ironic since the guvernment have no controll over the media, and hence cannot do anything, and that was what the whole ad was about, so stupid :p
anyway, then i was thinking about how scary it is that in many so called democracys, the media, which is really what is making up people's opinion, can be owned/controlled almost completely by one guy (russia and italy good (bad) examples).
so, what da hell should we do about them? :p
btw, canadian beer sucks :p |
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| Yoepus |
I think gin is good.
Though I am sure Italian wines aren't bad. |
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| George Smiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yoepus
I think gin is good.
Though I am sure Italian wines aren't bad. |
Gin? Italian wine?
Word of advice, dont come to England! You'll get laughed out of the country!!! |
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| George Smiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by St_Andrew
i was reading some news @ bbc's website and came across this article. First i was just laughing about the ironi that the Italian foreign ministry summoned Sweden's ambassador to complain about a TV spot in the swedish public media (SVT, the Swedish similairity to the BBC). A spot that was an ad for SVT, saying that sweden has a free media that is not controlled by the government, unlike in italy for example where berlusconi is controlling 90% of the media (state controlled plus his own). Well so he was complaining to the government about the ad, kinda ironic since the guvernment have no controll over the media, and hence cannot do anything, and that was what the whole ad was about, so stupid :p
anyway, then i was thinking about how scary it is that in many so called democracys, the media, which is really what is making up people's opinion, can be owned/controlled almost completely by one guy (russia and italy good (bad) examples).
so, what da hell should we do about them? :p
btw, canadian beer sucks :p |
Berlosconi is no different in my opinion to Putin in Russia (except people expect it of Putin) |
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| Dervish |
^ Word
on both posts :toothless |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| state-controlled media is good. for the state.. |
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| St_Andrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yoepus
I think gin is good.
Though I am sure Italian wines aren't bad. |
gin is good indeed. canadian whiskey is pretty good tho, ever tried it? and italian whines are good too indeed. damn we should drink sometime :p |
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| Yoepus |
| quote: | Originally posted by St_Andrew
gin is good indeed. canadian whiskey is pretty good tho, ever tried it? and italian whines are good too indeed. damn we should drink sometime :p |
yea just came back form a night of gin :p .... obviously the British don't only not know anything about food, apparently they don't know anythign about drinking either.
Yesterday I had gin and wine. Today I have gin and gin. :)
Ok sleepy time....
btw this thread sux0rs.:toothless |
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| George Smiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yoepus
obviously the British don't only not know anything about food, apparently they don't know anythign about drinking either.
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Dont know anything about drinking?! Obviously you've never been to Britain - we have 13 yr old girls that would drink most nationalities under the table!! |
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| Dervish |
| I know about food alright. I eat it all the time. |
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| St_Andrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yoepus
obviously the British don't only not know anything about food, apparently they don't know anythign about drinking either. |
dude, americans dont know about food either, so stfu :p |
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| George Smiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by St_Andrew
dude, americans dont know about food either, so stfu :p |
They know how to eat it, and eat it, and eat it... |
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