[Leica] Photographic Freedom

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

Sorry Bharani, but to even mention some relatively trivial photo 
restrictions in the same context as Shoah is plainly ridiculous and deeply 
offensive, at least to some of us.

Nathan

On 1 Feb, 2012, at 13:50 , scleroplex wrote:

> people who think 'the powers that be' are sincere
> are people who flat out refuse to learn anything from the holocaust.
> 
> i used to be stunned when i heard such a thing.
> now i just despair.
> 
> a little book came out recently called "How Do You Kill 11 Million People".
> i strongly recommend it to all my friends on LUG.
> 
> the author has aimed it at people who went to american schools and 'get
> their news' from american tv.
> but everyone can benefit from the book anywhere, nonetheless.
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/How-You-Kill-Million-People/dp/0849948355/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0
> 
> 
> if people still think that 'the powers that be' are sincere, and always
> assume a good faith approach,
> many many millions more are destined to die.
> 
> regards,
> bharani
> 
> 
> Message: 11
> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:18:04 -0800
> From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographic Freedom
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
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> While I agree that some restrictions are ludicrous because they will not do
> anything to protect the citizenry, you have to admit that the powers that 
> be
> are between a rock and a hard place.  If the do nothing and something
> happens they are seen as every bit as guilty as if they do too much.  And 
> to
> them, the price of doing nothing is more serious than doing something.
> Everybody is "Monday morning quarterbacked" them to death.  I think they 
> are
> mostly sincere in trying to prevent some tragedy in this present world wide
> situation but sometimes do clearly, from other's standpoint, go overboard
> and this must be pointed out to them.  I would like to give the majority of
> them the benefit of the doubt and think that their intention is not control
> of the citizenry, but protection, even if misguided.
> 
> Aram
> 
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