On 3 Feb, 15:57, "Andrew Heenan" wrote:

"Martin Petrov" wrote..

No wonder the Guardian is losing readers every year.
Note - it's a "comment" in the newspaper, rather than an editorial or
some such. My posting it didn't have a Guardian bashing agenda, nor
should it be used for one (IMHO).

If the Guardian didn't want to be associated with paranoid idiots, they
could have deleted it.

We all choose the company we keep, and others are entitled to make
judgements based on that.

For example, I fully realise that if any of my friends knew I was even
having this ridiculous discussion, they'd laugh at me - I know my defence of
"it passes the time" would probably be insufficient.

And that's my burden.

You, it seems, are the Guardian's burden. Their choice. That's what civil
liberties is all about; choice. No need to defend their suicidal stupidity.
If they want to be laughed off the planet, who are we to knock that
editorial policy?

???

Anyway I think you'll find it's actually a comment piece that's just
on their 'Comment is free' website as opposed to being in their
newspaper (which I bought this morning) - the whole idea of which is
intended to provoke debate, which I believe it does fairly well but
it's not something I'm going to spend my time getting immersed in. And
since when does a newspaper have to stand by the opinion of those who
contribute pieces for it?

And Andrew, people might also make judgements based on the ease on
which others dispatch judgements on all and sundry in the world as
well!