Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Quality Control
Some questions.
1) How can a burglar who not only breaks into several people's homes but also proceeds to microwave one their pets still get bail?
2) Why do bloggers feel the need to soul-search and defend themselves when their 'comments sections' are criticised by ummmmmmm ex-Act MP Deborah Coddington?
The old, pick the most extreme examples available and portray them as the norm worked a treat for Coddington.
3) How many Saudi Arabian embassies were burnt to the ground after Osama and his merry men slaughtered thousands of people in the name of Islam? Or is that deemed less offensive than a few cartoons?
4) Would the editors of the Press and the Dom Post still be harping on about the values of a free media if other media outlets published their home addresses? Or would that be needless antagonsim?
1) How can a burglar who not only breaks into several people's homes but also proceeds to microwave one their pets still get bail?
2) Why do bloggers feel the need to soul-search and defend themselves when their 'comments sections' are criticised by ummmmmmm ex-Act MP Deborah Coddington?
The old, pick the most extreme examples available and portray them as the norm worked a treat for Coddington.
3) How many Saudi Arabian embassies were burnt to the ground after Osama and his merry men slaughtered thousands of people in the name of Islam? Or is that deemed less offensive than a few cartoons?
4) Would the editors of the Press and the Dom Post still be harping on about the values of a free media if other media outlets published their home addresses? Or would that be needless antagonsim?
Comments:
"3) How many Saudi Arabian embassies were burnt to the ground after Osama and his merry men slaughtered thousands of people in the name of Islam? Or is that deemed less offensive than a few cartoons?"
about the most concise critique of the current mania I have read, well done.
about the most concise critique of the current mania I have read, well done.
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: 10 February 2006 at 10:07
: 10 February 2006 at 10:07
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