Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Chandos The question is not whether"we want to sound like drunken louts"... that is up to the individual drunken lout. My position is to defend the drunks' right to degrade themselves as they see fit, so long as there is not a "clear and present danger" of violence, riot, etc. Now, to keep it on topic, Leica is a journalist's tool....although they are "bludgeoned" into other areas of endeavor (portraits, landscape, you name it), they "scream" journalism. That's not necessarily by design, they were designed to be small and light, and they were continued to make money for E. Leitz and subsequently Leica, AG. But they're journalist tools by nature. As a journalism school graduate some years ago, I was beaten about the head with the first amendment. "Political Correctness" has reduced the guarantees of free speech and free press to RUBBLE. To express or print views that are offensive is political/career suicide in the press or in the university environment. Yes, bigotry and ignorance and hatred is protected. I'm not promoting any of these things. Let the poster state his views. Let the "marketplace" decide. It will not decide for hatred. C-U, Walt On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Chandos Michael Brown wrote: > It's depressingly commonplace on this list to see any infringment of > bigotry, ignorance, or any call to linguistic consideration immediately > characterized as "politically correct." I just don't get it, and I wonder > how many would-be contributors simply decline to join the conversation for > this reason. Really, do we *want* to sound like those drunken louts at the > end of the bar? > > CHandos > > > > > > >BTW, is that dictionary new enough to have listings for "P.C. Police" > >or "Net-Nanny"? My Texas edition (obtainable at any gun show) > >doesn't. > > > >A lot depends on your viewpoint. :) :) :) > > > >CU, > >Walt > > > >