RE: How The Croatian Government Works With Telecommunication Companies To Rip off Its Citizens
Woow, 346 mil a year is HUGE!!
Thanks to you, i checked my countries(Estonia) national television budget and in 2018 it is ~30 mil €. This includes 3 TV channels, 5 radios and news.
For a country with 1.5mil people it's very small compared to Croatia's 346 :O
To be fair, Croatia at least gives some option(not buy TV), but in Estonia they take it thru taxes and there no way to opt-out.
In defence on ERR(Estonian national television), they do a pretty decent job. Government's propaganda has little effect, because how it is structured by laws. They show quality documentaries, debates, forums and all sorts of educational shows that make you think, rather than numbly follow. You can even watch it on web :) I'm very proud of them, it's the only channel I watch on TV. Commercial channels are garbage in Estonia and are dumbing down our people with clickbaits and useless drama
Man, Croatia is truly messed up (corruption wise and politically). THis is just a little piece of the puzzle in the big story I want to share about how we are literally brought down into servitude by our governments through these kind of actions.
That's even worse. Even though they take less you literally have no choice over it....
We also have quality documentaries and everything else a normal TV channel should have but the propaganda is still here. Especially when talking about politics and the people in positions of power.
We need to realize who they are (the government) and stand up to our oppressors. That's the only way out.
It starts from journalist ethics and how two powers are kept apart. Im sure Croatia has some decent politicians, but means to get their voice heard is made harder, because corrupt politicians work with corporations for their own gain. Only way to defeat is to make new laws that will make such a cooperation impossible. For that you mostly need revolution and honest people in front of it.
BTW, what if you just don't pay the TV tax ? Have you had any experience with people who did that and what happened to them ? Or maybe you can classify your TV into something else ? What makes a TV ? Does computer screen with digital reciever becomes a TV ?
We have exactly one political party that is honest and which daily calls the crooked polititians and their system out, demanding for justice. But they, and their leaders are laughed upon in the media of course. They make them look like fools in the eyes of the people just so that they will disregard whatever they say.
Laws mean nothing in Croatia. If you have enough money you can get through by going through life like you are playing GTA V. Best example was one polititian that in a couple of occasions killed 5 or more people in car/boat accidents. Can you guess how much jail time did he get? 0
More extortion.
I haven't tried id but that's how it goes.
A TV becomes a TV in their eyes as soon as you get a deal with a telecommunication companies providing you subscription for TV channels. Then they know that they can knock on your door and ask to steal your money.