http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/the-crikey-ethicist-flirting-with-germaine-and-janet/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:14:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/the-crikey-ethicist-flirting-with-germaine-and-janet/#comment-5812 Tony Papafilis Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5812 I understand your objection to Janet - same as your objection to anything disagreeable with socialist thought. That's why I'm confused by lefty reaction to Germaine's words - she's only saying openly what is implicit in lefty ideas on Aboriginal issues. I understand your objection to Janet - same as your objection to anything disagreeable with socialist thought. That’s why I’m confused by lefty reaction to Germaine’s words - she’s only saying openly what is implicit in lefty ideas on Aboriginal issues.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/the-crikey-ethicist-flirting-with-germaine-and-janet/#comment-5813 Matt Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5813 "The aim of polemical writing is to convert people". Actually John, the aim is both to convert but mainly to get people to read the column (and buy the paper). A good attack piece will get a lot of negative responses to the editor which, in turn, demonstrates how widely read the columnist is. This is why lightweights like Janet, Miranda, Piers etc should be ignored. That is the best way to get rid of them and to return to serious discussions of issues in the newspapers. “The aim of polemical writing is to convert people”. Actually John, the aim is both to convert but mainly to get people to read the column (and buy the paper). A good attack piece will get a lot of negative responses to the editor which, in turn, demonstrates how widely read the columnist is. This is why lightweights like Janet, Miranda, Piers etc should be ignored. That is the best way to get rid of them and to return to serious discussions of issues in the newspapers.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/the-crikey-ethicist-flirting-with-germaine-and-janet/#comment-5814 John Bryan Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5814 Interesting, informative, thought provoking...this is why I read Crikey. Interesting, informative, thought provoking…this is why I read Crikey.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/the-crikey-ethicist-flirting-with-germaine-and-janet/#comment-5815 Tony Papafilis Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5815 Germaine Greeer runs same racist line as Barack Obama did in defending Rev Wright's position on justifying criminal black male rage in America on historical grounds, yet the media loved his speech. Or was it that media didn't read Obama's whole speech? Germaine Greeer runs same racist line as Barack Obama did in defending Rev Wright’s position on justifying criminal black male rage in America on historical grounds, yet the media loved his speech. Or was it that media didn’t read Obama’s whole speech?

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