[pionar]

So is your argument that NPR is a mouthpiece for the US government? I think that requires some evidence, rather than flinging about flimsy associations like this.

[trasz3]

No, my argument is that an institution managed by past government officials cannot be unironically called independent from said government.

[LastTrain]

So every institution employing former government officials are state affiliated? Or does this just apply to ones you don't like?

[anoonmoose]

either would be silly tbh

[trasz3]

s/employing/led by/. Yeah, pretty much.