tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post113284602201951064..comments2023-11-03T10:31:19.854+00:00Comments on Assistant Blog: daft people who are real menJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267191412203443333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1133121651555252812005-11-27T20:00:00.000+00:002005-11-27T20:00:00.000+00:00Censorship causes a real problemI see there's a ne...Censorship causes a real problem<BR/><BR/>I see there's a newish blog dedicated to campaigning to stop Amazon selling child porn<BR/>Ostensibly this is a good thing for most people<BR/><BR/>But, if successful, where would it end<BR/><BR/>Anything that attracts the displeasure of a number of people (what number, one wonders?) becomes a target<BR/><BR/>America has its 1st amendment to the constitution protecting freedom of speech - to me this seems only right - I wish the UK and other countries had the same freedom<BR/><BR/>If one bans paedophiles, racists and fascists from airing their opinions, then why not ban trainspotters, advocates of cannabis legalisation, homosexuals and the Respect Party?<BR/><BR/>It's a tricky oneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1132918992912442202005-11-25T11:43:00.000+00:002005-11-25T11:43:00.000+00:00I don't think Stan's comment was offensive enough ...I don't think Stan's comment was offensive enough to be deleted. After all he'd been robustly shouted down by others, who now look a little silly because we don't know what they're responding to.<BR/><BR/>I think you can measure the amount of freedom in a society by the number of lifestyle choices it offers, so Stan's critique doesn't bother me.Stephen Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10050387848277789711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1132877389327168702005-11-25T00:09:00.000+00:002005-11-25T00:09:00.000+00:00I don't thnk the Guardian should have deleted the ...I don't thnk the Guardian should have deleted the comment. I wonder whether the <I>massive</I> new Guradian readership are really on board. Take the letters page on November 10th:<BR/><BR/><I>The opinion polls show that over 70% of the voting public is in favour of introducing an up to 90-day detention period for suspected terrorists. So how come our elected representatives have just voted to reject what we want?<BR/><BR/>Rosemary Roome<BR/>Bedford</I><BR/><BR/>Obviously an interested Sun reader...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com