badgenome said:
It isn't that they didn't cover it, so much as how they covered it: with thinly veiled contempt (if they bothered to veil it at all) and by constantly implying that people who want the government to adopt more responsible fiscal policies are fringe nutjobs and racists. All but Fox News, that is, who actively promoted the rallies like hell. |
The problem is that they are. I believe in the former to a great extent, but the political group that mostly represents them is the Republicans, who the moment they get into power lose all fiscal control and hand out huge subsidies to big business while cutting taxes only for the rich - the exact opposite of what I support. In practice, the Democrats do a better job with the country's finances. Turning up at the protests is in favour of less economic control and more fringe-nutjob Republican policies like tax cuts on a huge deficit.
Anyway I've just given up on the BBC as a neutral news source. The government and main opposition have approved a joint policy (i.e. impossible to vote against since there are only two parties that could form a government) of doubling university fees and making better universities cost more (meaning all but the rich or unemployed* won't be able to afford university) and the BBC made it a minor story in an obscure section on their website and TV news.
*Since they will have 100% of that fee paid by the state. Plus another 100% given back as no-strings-attached cash for some reason.
