This week the public service broadcasting of potentially shocking and offensive infamous persons dominated the public discourse.
Hoorah for free speech. The liberal assertion that if you give somebody a platform to show themselves then their truly outrageous countenance will be revealed and open for all to see and criticize, was gratified with evidence. Free-minded liberals can rest on their laurels in smug self-validation.
Their argument was proven correct this week, and anyone who missed it can see the results here.
As my family and I sat and watched things unfold, I realised I wasn't entirely sure I still agreed that the BBC should have made the decision to continue with the broadcast. It was incredibly uncomfortable viewing. I couldn't quite believe my ears and eyes, yet they remained glued to the tellybox. Yes, this actually happened. Irrefutable proof that giving a controversial figure an audience will be compulsive viewing, albeit for all the wrong reasons.
Really, what is this Yoko?! (You have to get to the end to see the full effect, but I don't blame you if you don't get there)
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