Dear Steven,

My apologies, I mis-read your opening post.

I suppose the problem that I have is for the need
to allow public insults and denigration, of
any religion, race, culture or people. If you see
errors in a statement that someone is making,
correct them, but why get personal? Why vilify people?

I would have thought there were vilification laws in
place that did not allow this sort of behaviour.
People actually walked out on the President of Iran
when he made his speech vilifying Israel.

I think that as a "free," society we need to seriously
think about what is and is not acceptable behaviour. Isn't
there enough hatred in the world

This HAS been done before, though recently Tobin has been found guilty recently of his usual tripe.

Personally? I think he can prattle on as he wishes. The man is a total banker. BUT;- what IS dangerous about this jackass is how those less restrained than he, will interpret his fallacious bulldust.

THAT is the real problem.
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This business of 'PC-brigade/Freedom of Speech/...and now we can add troll;-always tickles me.

It is used incessantly by many of you to have a shot at those who disagree with your opinions! For crying out loud!!, put another record on.

I think in the forum there are two major groups, lefts-rights, which give top priority to their groups than to serve the truth or express their personal ideas.
I understand very well why these persons have so different opinion from time to time.
I understand the needs from these groups, but I desagree with any person who put lines between "friends" and "opponents".
Bush's policy "if you are not with us you are with our enemies" is a good tool in their hands and of cause damage their goals!
Personaly I am totaly independant, I write what I think is right and I ignore TOTALY what any other person think about me.
I do not belong to any group and I do not see any person as a friend or as an opponent.
I DO NOT LIKE TO BELONG TO ANY GROUP. I serve my poor ideas, my principles my values and I am TOTALY FREE, TO WRITE WHAT I THINK IT IS RIGHT OR WRONG.
It is sad that people with so good ideas have to support, to promote cheap things in the name of group's benefits.
Sure I am secularist and sure I do not abandon my basic rights in the name of any god.
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

KMB a very succinct analogy of CJ Morgan.He needs to do some soul searching.

Attributed to Voltaire,"I may not agree with what you say,but will defend to the death your right to say it." 1694

If the free market of knowledge is allowed to operate,then the truth like cream,will always rise to the surface.

Soul searching? Get real.

I couldn't give a stuff about offending and/or insulting - my problem is with racist twats like Toben who think they can publish material that humiliates and/or intimidates. They can't in Australia, and I'm comfortable with that.

KMB - your attempt to play the victim is truly pathetic.

Hearken to the voice of tolerance above.