[ale] OT: The Amazing WEB

[hirsch at zapmedia.com]

Zyman, Andy writes:

 > If U ( i mean person ) don't like porn/Maxim/TV/car - don't use it, don't go
 > out and spend Your money on it.
 > Porn industry is doing money on CUSTOMERS. They don't "taxed" You as
 > government do - U want it - u paying them. Bum of inet porn - people simply
 > want to have porn at their homes.
 > So before crying "Bad AT&T.. etc, " check out Your own tapes/DVDs and spend
 > more time with Your children.
 > Don't You understand that banning -is the best they to make these people (
 > porn ind ) rich ? 

Isn't that what we are talking about?  Who said anything about banning
anyone from doing anything?

If I think something is bad, I am absolutely within my rights to
complain about it.  If I think AT&T is doing something bad, then I
should complain, especially if I am a customer, employee, community
member or stockholder.  In a case like AT&T, I think they are big
enough that even general citizens should speak up as we are all part
of their community, like it or not.

But that is a far cry from saying that I think AT&T should be banned,
fined, taxed, or otherwise forced to behave in a particular manner.
There is a world of difference between "I think AT&T should do this"
and "I think AT&T should be forced to do this".

--Michael

 > 
 > Andy
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > > -----Original Message-----
 > > From: Kevin Krumwiede [mailto:krum at smyrnacable.net]
 > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 12:35 PM
 > > To: Jim Popovitch; ale at ale.org
 > > Subject: RE: [ale] OT: The Amazing WEB
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Yes it could -- not because it's viewed on their products, 
 > > but because these
 > > companies, too, have their fingers in such a wide range of 
 > > industries that
 > > it's almost impossible to avoid supporting them if you don't want to.
 > > 
 > > Krum
 > > 
 > > > -----Original Message-----
 > > > From: Jim Popovitch [mailto:jimpop at rocketship.com]
 > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 12:29 PM
 > > > To: Irv Mullins; ale at ale.org
 > > > Subject: RE: [ale] OT: The Amazing WEB
 > > >
 > > >
 > > > Couldn't the same things be said of RCA, Magnavox, Panasonic,
 > > > etc... For it
 > > > is on their products that the viewing happens.  Identifying 
 > > motives, and
 > > > keeping proper perspective, is key to arguments such as these.
 > > >
 > > > -Jim P.
 > > 
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