This harps on very sensitive
strings in every Western soul: the efficient allocation of
resources which is the result of competition, corruption and
inefficiency naturally associated with the public sector
("Other People's Money" - OPM), the ulterior motives of
members of the ruling political echelons (the infamous
American Paranoia), a lack of variety and of catering to the
tastes and interests of certain audiences, the equation
private enterprise = democracy and more.
The end result is the same: the private sector takes over the
medium from "below" (makes offers to the owners or operators
of the medium - that they cannot possibly refuse) - or from
"above" (successful lobbying in the corridors of power leads
to the appropriate legislation and the medium is
"privatized").
Every privatization - especially that of a medium - provokes
public opposition. There are (usually founded) suspicions that
the interests of the public were compromised and sacrificed on
the altar of commercialization and rating. Fears of
monopolization and cartelization of the medium are evoked -
and justified, in due time.
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