Comments on: Our public memory http://www.randomfate.net/MT/2005/11/17/our-public-memory/ One more roll of the dice... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:20:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: joe http://www.randomfate.net/MT/2005/11/17/our-public-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-2963 joe Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:20:40 +0000 http://www.randomfate.net/MT/?p=1674#comment-2963 I agree that story was outstanding; I was incredibly moved when I heard it and listened to it twice since. I'm not as sure that it's an example of why we need public radio. For it to be that, it should have been done in 1954 when Thorazine made the procedure obsolete but Dr. Freeman "refused to let go" and kept on performing them. This is in no way to take away from NPR - though I'd like to see NPR stay non-profit but give up government funding, which opens it up to criticism and political pressure. Rather my point is to illustrate that I'd like public media willing to serve the underserved, when it's not popular or safe. Kind of as portrayed in the Edward R Murrow movie out right now, Good Night and Good Luck. I agree that story was outstanding; I was incredibly moved when I heard it and listened to it twice since.

I’m not as sure that it’s an example of why we need public radio. For it to be that, it should have been done in 1954 when Thorazine made the procedure obsolete but Dr. Freeman “refused to let go” and kept on performing them.

This is in no way to take away from NPR - though I’d like to see NPR stay non-profit but give up government funding, which opens it up to criticism and political pressure.

Rather my point is to illustrate that I’d like public media willing to serve the underserved, when it’s not popular or safe. Kind of as portrayed in the Edward R Murrow movie out right now, Good Night and Good Luck.

]]> By: Bou http://www.randomfate.net/MT/2005/11/17/our-public-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-2950 Bou Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:21:28 +0000 http://www.randomfate.net/MT/?p=1674#comment-2950 Blech. That's awful. I ended up reading it peaking through my fingers. How horrific. Blech. That’s awful. I ended up reading it peaking through my fingers. How horrific.

]]> By: Ron Beasley http://www.randomfate.net/MT/2005/11/17/our-public-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-2949 Ron Beasley Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:34:43 +0000 http://www.randomfate.net/MT/?p=1674#comment-2949 I listened to that as well and it was indeed shocking and something I was unaware of. I listened to that as well and it was indeed shocking and something I was unaware of.

]]> By: Harry http://www.randomfate.net/MT/2005/11/17/our-public-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 Harry Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:01:25 +0000 http://www.randomfate.net/MT/?p=1674#comment-2948 I heard that segment yesterday - I started off being fascinated by it, and ended up on the verge of being horrified by it. Good intentions are not always enough. Good intentions are often, probably usually, not enough. Knowledge, wisdom, and independent assessment are important pieces of almost every puzzle, and they were all missing to some degree. I heard that segment yesterday - I started off being fascinated by it, and ended up on the verge of being horrified by it. Good intentions are not always enough. Good intentions are often, probably usually, not enough. Knowledge, wisdom, and independent assessment are important pieces of almost every puzzle, and they were all missing to some degree.

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