Presumably in response to my letter (Ditching DStv over ANN7, September 7), Frans Cronje maintains that it is a mistake to put pressure on MultiChoice to remove ANN7 from the DStv platform, because "being a free society means having to accept views one disagrees with" (Bad idea to oust ANN7, September 8). I agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment, as I respect Cronje’s views in opposition to mine. That said, here is my fundamental difficulty with applying a free speech argument in support of ANN7: ANN7 purports to be a news channel, but, in my view, it is, in fact, a purveyor of shameless and divisive propaganda. Imagine for a moment that tomorrow MultiChoice announces the launch of a new exciting science channel, with shows like "Evolution Debunked" and "How Contraception Kills". I’d reach for my keyboard to protest the existence of that new channel as readily as I do to argue against the existence of ANN7. Especially if it became widely known that this new channel was sponsored b...
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