🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sun, 30 May 1999 23:33:42 +1000, "Mike" <mikenot@webfront.net.au>
wrote:
>Mark Little wrote in message <37511DE6.7B06AAFC@sa.apana.org.au>...
>
>>The support that the government gets is from conservative, middle
>Australia. Unless
>>you can convince them that this is a bad thing, the cause will be lost.
>Given the
>>tone of the messages in this NG, I doubt that we stand a chance. Remember,
>>censorship is already applied to magazines, books, videos and movies and
>the
>>average person isn't even consciously aware of it, let alone objecting to
>it.
>
>The average middle australian would be more aware , and would probably
>object, if it was made harder for him/her  to access a newsagent, just in
>case he looked at a cover of a mens magazine. imagine if you had to show
>proof of age just to enter a newsagent. Imagine if a newsagent was closed
>down for having 'objectional material" that some-one MIGHT not like.


	Guns, Internet, freedom of speech, encryption, TFN/dumbcard
stuff.... I think if you mention it all at once you might send the
great unwashed into a dilemma.  "I am not living in China.  I am not
living in Soviet Union!"  Responses of disbelief abound.  

	Given a bit of time and a few relevant analogies, however,
most of the "middle Australians" I speak to can see the problem
clearly and identify a government approach which is to be resisted and
rejected.

	Cheers, Ana


United Nations Human Rights Declaration Article 19
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

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