Your cable bill pays for all channels, not just the ones you watch. Most sane people do not want to subsidize Al Jazeera on their cable systems for the purpose of promoting the diversity of their point of view. Their point of view is hate, murder, misogny, beheadings and torture.
Yeah, right now my basic bill has about 50 channels I don't watch, including ESPN2, MTV, VH1, etc., but there's no smaller package. Are cable bills going up when Al Jazeera is added?
Most sane people do not want to subsidize Al Jazeera on their cable systems for the purpose of promoting the diversity of their point of view.
Well, call me insane if you'd like, but I think many Americans have a very insular point of view and very little understanding of the viewpoints of those in different countries and cultures. I think adding channels such as BBC and AlJazeera could help some of us expand our horizons, so to speak.
We don't have to agree with the way other people think, but it doesn't hurt to try to understand it. Or, alternatively, we can refuse to associate with people who don't believe what we believe and we can refuse to watch channels that show points of view that make us uncomfortable. I.e., we can stick our heads in the sand.
Their point of view is hate, murder, misogny, beheadings and torture.
So you've been watching it already?
How do you know that the cable company would be paying Al Jazeera, rather than Al Jazeera paying the cable company?