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» Al-jazeera Joins TV War   2003-03-25 21:24 Strawman

>> 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.