tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509091416757471214.post7441372905540571660..comments2023-11-03T06:28:32.321-07:00Comments on Brian's blog: The new antisemites & the CBCBrian from Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509900661542494184noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509091416757471214.post-39889627062074855722009-03-21T09:29:00.000-07:002009-03-21T09:29:00.000-07:00Dabble,I think on-line forums have a special attra...Dabble,<BR/>I think on-line forums have a special attraction for nutters. They dont' see their weird and noxious view of the world reflected in the mainstream media, so they broadcast their own version of reality where they can.<BR/><BR/>I think that's why we see so many postings from antisemites, Israel-haters, 9/11 Truthers and other practitioners of paranoid politics.Brian from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509900661542494184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509091416757471214.post-74502677207482763172009-03-21T07:29:00.000-07:002009-03-21T07:29:00.000-07:00Hi Brian - I am always amazed at the nutters who s...Hi Brian - <BR/>I am always amazed at the nutters who send in comments to just about any news story, or Youtube video, or pretty well anything. The internet, with its anonymity, allows these folks to air their strange perversions with the feeling that they are reaching an audience. They make me quite ill. Even <BR/>the Globe and Mail commentators are wild, wild. It must be a nightmare for moderators to keep on top of these things, and I think at least the CBC is trying. But maybe having the ability to randomly comment on issues of the day isn't a good thing. People used to just rant to their friends or bartenders about their unacceptable racist feelings - now it seems they feel they can rant to the world. I don't think it is suppressing free speech to deny people this wide a forum for their thoughts of a moment. It's like permitting drive by shooting. Mind you, the fault is general, and not confined to any one group. Unfortunately.Dabblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15738625142224210785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509091416757471214.post-42100646839283793402009-03-15T05:47:00.000-07:002009-03-15T05:47:00.000-07:00Gerry,I think you're too hard on CBC's Moderation ...Gerry,<BR/>I think you're too hard on CBC's Moderation Manager, though I can see where you're coming from, saying an apology is in order. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I don't put much store in apologies. I prefer action, and the CBC has taken some steps to clean up its act.<BR/><BR/>So kudos to them for that.<BR/><BR/>I think the comments on Middle East stories should be closed down altogether. But that's a much bigger step. <BR/><BR/>We shall have to see...Brian from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509900661542494184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509091416757471214.post-13166412350104338992009-03-14T11:21:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:21:00.000-07:00Brian, I'm indeed gratified that others such as yo...Brian, I'm indeed gratified that others such as yourself are taking the CBC to task for their very public anti-Semitism. I read the reply from the CBC moderator and almost gagged. He (or she - perhaps Heather Mallick) makes no apology for providing a tax-supported platform for these rants saying only that it is a difficult task. I don't believe that line for a moment; the CBC loves to play host to this horde of haters.<BR/><BR/>Best, <BR/>Gerry Porter, Ottawa<BR/>gerryporter.blogspot.comAncient Celthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950099044677614122noreply@blogger.com