The Price

There is a price for fighting for the modern world agaist the medieval. A high price. The alternative is, of course, far more expensive.

Written by jay on March 31st, 2006 with no comments.
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Sheep/Goats

“We absolutely respect our customers’ right to choose what they wish to read and buy and we support the First Amendment,” Bingham said. “And we absolutely support the rights of Free Inquiry to publish the cartoons. We’ve just chosen not to carry this particular issue in our stores.”
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Faced with the prospect of mad Mullahs Borders follows the craven lead of Chapters/Indigo in Canada and refused to carry a magazine in whih the Danish cartoons appear. Because those Muslim dudes are soooo scarrry!

Hey, in Calgary one of those very scary dudes has filed a human rights complaint against The Western Standard - and that’s scary because it gives Ezra the hook to send out a fundraising letter. I should think a tart “Fuck off” printed on legal letter head and sent to the Commission offices should suffice. Cost, call it $1.00 all in.

Here’s why: the complaint filed is incoherent and even a Human Rights Commission should be able to see that; however, on the off chance that they find against the Standard Ezra has huge PR and a real case for judicial review and a Charter (you know, the stupid one) argument which would combine freedom of speech with a good run at Human Rights Commissions. A twofer!

Written by jay on March 31st, 2006 with 3 comments.
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