Point taken, but our media will also carry other views. When I
submitted a "letter to the editor" to all the major papers, in which I
called on the Prime minister and Cabinet to show solidarity with the
service personnel they were sending off to war, by having the same
immunizations, in public. At least three of them carried it, including
the Brisbane Courier Mail, which is about as far away from Port Lincoln
you can get and still be on mainland Oz. The Prime Minister declined and
said the Minister for Defense would have it symbolically on behalf of
the rest. He then said he could if he choose, but at this stage he did
not feel the need. Should he decide top visit the war zone he would do
so. Try setting that exchange up in another country.
Gil
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Gil,
I agree with what you said, but only partially with the last paragraph. I
cannot comment on the American media, because I do not know it. I am
thinking that globalnews is mostly American and there is stuff in there,
we would not hear about in Australia. My main point for consideration,
however, is Howard's labelling disagreeing Australians as being
'un-Australian', which has caught on and not been dismissed as a derogatory
and slanderous way of belittling people and avoiding a public debate about
issues.
Regards,
Christiane
