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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">John Coate is on the extreme right, in
exactly the same way that Barack Obama is on the extreme left: it
only looks that way if you are an extremist yourself.<br>
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It would be funny, if it weren't so tragic. This divisive and
personal campaign against station staff is reducing the
opportunities for real change, and making enemies of people who
should be making common cause.<br>
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John is a lefty himself, but he believes public radio should help
people understand issues from all sides, educating and informing
so people can make rational decisions, rather than simply
reflecting their beliefs back to them. For this, he is castigated
as a traitor to "the cause" by those who want this station to echo
their own political agendas. He is also maybe a little more
humble about his beliefs than those of you who seek to force their
views on everyone else.<br>
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We have a really diverse community in this County, and we should
have a diversity of views presented on our community radio
station. Nobody has a monopoly on Truth.<br>
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Tim Bray<br>
Albion<br>
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On 2/20/2014 2:06 PM, she-la wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Karen,
The simplest answer is that, from John Coate's perspective, the stations news programs were one sided, leaning toward leftist philosophy.
Since he, along with Mary was making the programming decisions it didn't matter what any of the members or listeners thought. This is one of the main difficulties with the station--the lack of inclusion of the public base. It is also the main reason why 1/5 of KZYX membership numbers (423) now donate to KMUD while only 44 people in Humboldt County donate to KZYX. The station ignores these statistics by having more pledge drives to bolster its membership numbers and make it appear as if a boycott of the station by dissatisfied listeners is not occurring.
Of course, from where Coate stands on the extreme right, everything is left of his views.
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