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On Mon, 16 Jun 1997 12:47:54 GMT, doug buckser 
<dbuckser@onaustralia.com.au> wrote:
>G'day Matt,
>
>>This may be the case in Melbourne, but it is not so everywhere - the
>>Newcastle ABC station (2NC) seems to me to be fairly balanced.  I certainly
>>wouldn't describe the local daytime presenters as "progressive" (e.g., when
>>the censorship issue comes up, they seem to be fairly heavily in favour of
>>increased censorship).
>
>Censorship is an interesting point.  Depending on the area being censored,
>both the right and left take turns being defenders of free speech.
>
>For example, I understanding that many progressives believe in supporting the
>racial vilifications laws.  To me, these laws can be seen as
>government-endorsed censorship in some circumstances, because the laws are
>sufficiently vague.  However, a case can be made that the censorship is
>warranted in the name of social cohesion.
>
>Equally, some conservatives support censorship in other areas, also in the
>name of social cohesion (e.g., pornographic art exhibits, such as the Piss
>Christ photo).
>
>Reasonable grounds for censorship is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose.

To be a little more specific WRT my comment, the local presenters do seem to
give Eros a pretty hard ride (indeed, they seem to find the idea that there
might actually be local people who are customers of Eros members).

Compared with, say, Angela Catterns (sp?), the locals look a bit like
Atilla the Hun.  :-)

-- 
Matt McLeod,  <mjm(at)hna.com.au>
"Please try to understand before one of us dies".