It may actually come as no surprise to learn that flagship programs on the ABC are little more than propaganda. They regularly and militantly out weaker members of society in order to make a point, or to gain notoriety among their base of supporters. Cleverly disguised as news, the ABC combines an impressive number of mistruths and opinions under the guise of keeping people informed. Prominent ABC stars seem puzzled when asked why personal bias bleeds through to their on-air role. Comical Ali himself couldn't be less self-aware.In recent years, as public scrutiny of the ABC was being curtailed, they produced a number of set piece programs aimed at appearing representative of community opinion. The ruse was so successful that gradually even these were stacked with nodding heads who agreed with the ABC agenda. A masterstroke in programming, it gave the impression of community debate around issues the ABC wanted to advance. Despite being little more than a pantomime, quality production and the naivety of viewers has given these programs and indeed all of the ABC a veneer of respectability.It must be said that after successfully discrediting religion and community groups that were viewed as establishment, the ABC has now filled the vacuum with a religion of their own. On-air presenters are ministers of the new cult, and it is a wildly successful method of control. Not all of them are fundamentalist pastors preaching doom and gloom either, some focus on the carrot of conformity rather than the stick of being shamed by the ABC.Perhaps in years to come, as community opinion turns and a revolution purges the bias from the media, their deception will receive the attention it deserves. A clever lawyer or class action might shine a light onto their tactics. A Brokovich or Bilott will hold their poisonous ideals up to the light, asking why they added so many toxic opinions to the community’s information source. "WE THOUGHT NO ONE WOULD GET HURT," they will say as they sob in the dock.Meanwhile the ABC continues to decry bad as being good. They promote the truly awful as desirable, comfortable in the knowledge that for now at least, their job and lifestyle are protected under the banner of Public Broadcaster (of Propaganda).
