On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:20:05 -0800, Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm ... wouldn't want it that way here, but they are a sovereign nation > with representative government. Arguably that's a valid way to support > the BBC (I'm assuming that's what you mean).
Yes, the BBC. It really bugs me when people give the "they're a sovereign nation", or other varieties of cultural relativist, argument, although your qualifier "with representative government" makes it OK. Personally, I don't think it's a valid way to support the BBC. I don't think the BBC should be supported in any compulsory (ie government) way. > Similarly we have a (quaint, outmoded) surcharge on blank audio tapes > designed to offset the "loss" suffered by artists when audio albums are > taped. Which is just as morally wrong. Nothing against the British here. -todd -- KPLUG-List mailing list [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
