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I support the proposed addition of nine non-Canadian Chinese-language services for the following reasons:
1. A FREE COUNTRY DOES NOT NEED CENSORSHIP.
Media censorship is what a Communist government does. I never thought Canada, a country with freedom, would even discuss this topic. It is surprising how easily a free country would drop its principle of freedom when it comes to letting a truly different voice in. It seems to me that democracy and capitalism has little self-confidence when there is a tiny face-off against autocracy and communism.
2. CANADIANS HAVE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHAT THEY WATCH.
Maybe the elites don’t think Canadians are capable of making their own judgement about the materials and opinions broadcasted on television. But I beg to differ. It is a good thing that Canadians are not afraid of different voices and always want to hear the other side of stories, but it does not mean we are lack of judgement. The ironic truth is, when a democratic government tries to screen “non-democratic” information from its people, it always ends up to compromise freedom and democracy itself. After all, Canadian people have right to choose what they want to watch even if some insecure people don’t like it.
3. ALLEGATIONS OF HATRED AND GENOCIDE ADVOCACY ARE RIDICULOUS.
I had been living in China for many years before I came to Canada, so I almost laughed out aloud when I read those allegations that Canadians Against Propaganda put against Chinese television stations. I bet they made those assumptions about Chinese media just like some Chinese believe white people watch pornographic channels all night long. Chinese media "propagate communist ideology, attack democracy and incite hatred against minority groups"? Come on, are those accusers still living in cold war times! “Advocacy of genocide”? Wow, they enjoy demonizing China even more now, maybe because they cannot stand the rising of China in the past 20 years. I strongly demand Canadians Against Propaganda to show solid evidence to their allegations!
4. CHINESE GOVERNMENT DO NOT WANT TO SHOW ITS BAD SIDE TO THE WORLD. SO, DON’T WORRY.
Even if Chinese government really do some bad things such as the controversial treatment to Falun Gong practitioners, the last thing they would do is to broadcast those things to western countries like Canada. Chinese government is not stupid. If they want to attract foreign investors and tourists, they do know how to show their good side to the world. In one word, the reasoning of Canadians Against Propaganda is either too naive or completely irresponsible. The fact is, today’s Chinese television is so focused on entertainment and business that it has much fewer political programs than CBC.
5. THOSE CHINESE CHANNELS ARE NOT CAPABLE OF DOING ANY SORT OF PROPAGANDA.
Some people are worried about so called “communism propaganda”. Please! First of all, most of those “nine non-Canadian Chinese-language services” are in CHINESE, which more than 95% of Canadians don’t even understand. Secondly, I am sure 90% of the viewers will be new immigrants from China. If they were so vulnerable to the communism propaganda, they would have been brainwashed long time ago already when they were living in China! Lastly, those nine services will be paid channels, which means they are not even available to regular TV subscribers, not to mention general public. If a paid channel can be called propaganda, we should worry about the propaganda of immoral sex in those adult channels first.
6. TAKE IT EASY, IT IS JUST BUSINESS AND ENTERTAMENT.
There are so many good things those nine Chinese channels can bring to Canada. First of all, it opens a window for Canadian businessmen who want to find opportunities in China’s economic booming, for Canadian tourists who want to see China, and for regular Canadians who want to learn Chinese language and culture. Secondly, it provides information much needed by Chinese-Canadian community to keep them connected with where they were born. Most importantly, this is a time for cultural openness and dialogue, not segregation. The odds are, refusing to let in an unfamiliar thing will only make us miss out the opportunities that we don’t see in the beginning.
7. SKY DOES NOT FALL IN U.S., CHICKEN LITTLE!
As we know, those nine Chinese channels have been aired in U.S. for a couple of years. Surprisingly, there is no evidence showing American people are leaning left politically or getting cozy with dictatorship. Canadians are well-known for our open-mindedness, so why do we have to wait any longer for such a wonderful service that can only do benefit to Chinese and non-Chinese Canadians?
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