Re: Physicist Robert Bacher Dies at 99!

From: Pat Flannery (flanner_at_daktel.com)
Date: 11/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:31:29 -0600

Revision wrote:

>That is what it looks like to me. Political correctness seems to be a
>way to limit free speech. There is an increasing tendency to condone
>censorship of ideas which are inconvenient, unconventional, or otherwise
>at odds with the prevailing fashion of the majority.
>

Interesting thing though is how what is "politically correct" seems to
shift from left to right in the political spectrum- case in point:
"Okay... I'm really sorry that I filmed this guy when he shot an unarmed
wounded guy in a mosque":
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1357396,00.html
..and of course everyone is going to say "Well look.. this is being
investigated by the military, isn't it?"
...and the reply must be: "What do think the odds are that it would be
investigated if it _hadn't_ been caught on film?"
Cite other things from the present war that got investigated by the
military that _hadn't_ been caught on film....

I'm waiting...

Pat

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