CJ. I'll bite. Your suggestion that computer generated kiddie porn should be available to those that want it-and it might be therapeutic. BS.

Here's an idea- why don't we get serial killers together with those seeking euthanasia?

Twit.

Dear Steven,

I'm with you on this one.

It's simply respecting what others hold
dear. If you want your rights and values respected,
you have to respect those of others.

In our society we are free to say or write what
we think about any subject, issue, or person, as
long as we don't defame anyone. The four items that
you've listed should be protected, because not to
do so would be defamation.

palimpsest you missed the point. you can draw or create cg pictures of murdering children, assaulting people, shooting, etc. anything. Maybe this will help you undertand and not explode with ...computer generated images are not real. how can you even pretend otherwise?

@stevenimeyer...if these are handwritten scrolls, and your goal is to pay millions of dollars and burn them all, unless they were reproductions, that is cultural vandalism. It would be like smelting an old Australian coin or burning a priceless painting..

palimpsest, I like how your brain works. If ever we have responsible euthanasia laws enacted and which remain on the books, that would be an interesting conundrum, could one argue for the calmative effect of sanctioned killing, I wonder...

Steel, palimpsest appears to have been suggesting that if 'computer-generated kiddie porn' is ok because nobody has been harmed, then surely organising a meeting between serial killers and those seeking to euthanasia should also be permissable (for the obvious reason that it is entirely arguable that if the serial killers euthanised those seeking that service, they have done a service not harm). A symbiotic relationship of sorts (albeit a short lived one).

steven, so what would you regard as being 'beyond the pale'? Hate speech perhaps? So what of a neo-nazi in full regalia pissing on the torah (for the sake of argument, let's say they have dispensation to urinate in a public place)?

What else?

Steven,
Yes- to all four referendum questions (&, the later additions).

Though I am inclined to think that such -art- is more about wanting to be noticed than having anything noteworthy to say.

But, I wouldn’t advocate censorship , nor would I vote for govt funding

And I find it unbelievable that in some parts of the -liberal- world people can go to jail for questioning the holocaust. Mind you, it is edging a little that way in Aust too where if you challenge the official black-arm-band-viewed of Western history you’re liable to be greeted with shouts of OMG! stone the heretic!
[or in the more refined atmosphere of OLO “troll” “islamophobe”]

TO MY LIST....

I should have added:

-Piss 'Insider trading' showing greedy people sharing knowledge and make sure the whole exhibit is displayed in a GALLERY in Caulfield ..

Then there would be
-Piss "Economic Racism"

where a powerful retailing identity tries to manipulate a large company such that his own family controls not just the sales..but also SUPPLY... Not a bad possy .. "yes.. you (nephew/niece -name the relation) should move into 'Trendy Female Apparel'..after all..I can then make sure that YOUR (our) brand is given priority in the selling space.

His despicable actions were made public knowledge. Not that he would care.. after all he made some hundreds of millions in one day selling a company he bought for a song a couple of years earlier.

But then..some people are never satisfied.. so they use a lot of that money to portray themselves as some kind of righteous battling victim who has 'strong support from the little bloke' in the media.

In fact..his investment vehicle profit went down from 640 MILLION ish down to 40 million when he was booted off the board of the retailer.
Sheesh.. now.. thats 600 million LESS .. so one is not surprised that he rather wanted to remain in a position to control much of the 'supply' and 'demand' ends of the company. That kinda control buys a lot of 7 series Beamers and Porches...for..the family perhaps even an Island?

Hmmm what a tragedy that a company started by a man who cared so much about the COMMUNITY that half of Melbourne turned out for his funeral..is infected by an identity who seems to care more for his own ethno religious family than the everyone else.

AAah yes.. free speech.. a good thing.