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>> Thanks for the replies. I did actually think this blog was the product of 1
>> person, didnt realise it was many. Just to clarify .. We run a multi-blog: If you are on bovination.com, that is
basically the work of Strawman. If you are on libertarian.org.au, that is the work of
many.
The nature of the multi-blog is that if people reply on one site, they are
also usually visible on the other(s) too. >> When I said intellectually superior, well that's not quite the words I was
>> aiming for. More that I have great respect for the level of experience and
>> understanding the writers here have. Ive been reading bovination, since
>> probably the Bali bombings. It is a fresh blog with interesting articles I dont
>> see anywhere else. (e.g. the writing about Bagdad property prices soaring). >> As to Rotten.com, the more point I'm trying to get across is that I think a lot
>> of people are going to look at the images for curiosity or some sort of
>> pleasure. I think it's a bit insensitive to let these soldiers be used that
>> way. I dont think it will really show many truths about war. Yes - I think people who take pleasure from those images are pretty sick, but I
think the risk and damage from censorship is far greater than any risk from
people getting pleasure from the images. >> I'm not saying I'm batting for censorship, but rather that I dont believe the
>> pictures REALLY need to be seen. Agreed, they certainly don't need to be seen, but I want to see
them. I want to understand the enemy. Understanding evil is the first step to
defeating it.
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