[Wolves] Episode 8 LugRadio and the elections

[Peter Cannon]

On Tuesday 01 June 2004 11:07, Tom Edwards wrote:
> fizzy wrote:
> > --- Peter Cannon <peter at cannonlinux.freeserve.co.uk>

> >
> >It's going to have an election special in relation to
> >software issues, yes.  As the BNP are (thankfully) a
> >minor party I see no reason to have them on, unless
> >you are going to get every crazy fringe element on, I
> >can just see Sparkes interviewing the natural law
> >party on how yogic flying will change software patents
> >
> >:)

So are you saying my party Venom Of My Inner Thoughts or VOMIT for short will 
not be allowed on?

> Ah yes, but who defines what a crazy fringe element is, and is it really
> democratic to deny people coverage/access/whatever just because we are
> not so keen on what they have to say? The BNP has a point of view, a
> scarey one, which is widely misunderstood to be less extreme than it is,
> but if they are standing in the elections why shouldn't the electorate
> make an informed choice. Surely it is better to hear the view directly
> (and be disgusted into voting for someone else) rather than be told that
> it is wrong / right by someone else?

Careful Tom you were doing well then, a balanced response, none commital and a 
bastion of free speech then;

(copy- (and be disgusted into voting for someone else) )
 
you let your guard down I would have said;

(copy- Surely it is better to hear the view directly "so that you can decide 
for yourself" rather than be told that it is wrong / right by someone else? )

Now this is the problem with Democracy I saw a film once I think it was about 
the Acili Louro were the Palestinians hijacked the ship and a Jew said to one 
of the fringe members who supported the Palestinians because they were 
oppressed:

"When we have been pushed into the sea and have become the oppressed will you 
then change allegiance and defend us against our enemies?"

What I'm saying is we all want to do the right thing we need to make sure we 
are doing the right thing from our own conscience and not because we don't 
want to be outcasts.

And Finally

"Who guards the guards?".

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Regards

Peter Cannon

peter at cannon-linux.freeserve.co.uk

"And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain
he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer"