* John D Taylor (ROE) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-11-26 11:57]: > > > Jim Crossley wrote: > > A runoff between the top 2 vote getters listed at > > http://projects.walding.com/powered/ > > > > propaganda or feather? > > +1 propaganda > > Much more striking, and because most non-US citizens probably find the whole > debate baffling! (Though maybe Europeans would have had a similar reaction > to the original poster if the logo had included a swastika)
No, they would have a far more pronounced reaction. In Germany, the orginial poster would be arrested. In the US we use discussions such as this to regulate speech, rather than the more draconian methods found on the continent, so yes, thoughtful discouse does tend to baffle some our friends across the pond. -- Alain Javier Guarnieri del Gesu - [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
