Hi Travis: I agree with you 100%! I only stop by LEM occasionally now, because of the articles that I found offensive (especially the few published around the anniversary of 9/11). I even wrote to ask that these sort of things be reserved for another site, as I really wanted to find out about low-end Macs without political opinions of any kind. I was told I should have a more open mind.
Anyway, I joined this list without realizing that it was governed by the same (for lack of a better word) slant. I'm a bit annoyed that someone tried to drum up support for a political view (and despite what the supporters say, it is a political view) on a list that is not supposed to be political. There are plenty of web sites and mailing lists for that sort of stuff, and I would like this to be one free of that kind of focus. I shall, as I do now, look for info on older Macs that doesn't carry the baggage of double standards. I just wish was one of them. Ciao, Scott Brown > > > What is the problem with what this guy did? Ok, yeah he got real upset. I > was pretty upset when all of this began too. > > Are you angry that he took action? I would agree that he went too far. > > Are you angry that the advertisers found out about what is being published > on LowEnd Mac? They should be aware of that anyway. > > Are you angry that they pulled out their money when they found out about > these articles? Well, you should think about that. People and companies > are not required to support ideas that they disagree with. > > The Moore articles are totally irresponsible in light of the times we are > living. It was recently reported that violence in America against Muslims, > Arabs, Persians, etc. has gone up something like 1000% since the September > attacks. The Moore articles and the ideas behind them are fuel for that > fire. > > This is not a free speech issue. Mr. Knight chose to publish those > articles. If his advertisers don't like the content, no matter how they > find out about it, they don't have to give him their money. > > In asking us to boycott those businesses Mr. Knight is NOT asking us to > support his freedom of speech. He is asking us to support the content of > the articles in question. That is something I refuse to do. > > Now, will someone PLEASE help me figure out why my pb1400's cd-rom is > draining the battery so fast. > > -tglaab > > > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
