enuff is enuff
internationalist | 07.02.2002 12:52
Forgive a posting which isn't really news.
Came here today to post some union news etc, as I do.. But then skimmed the last week's newswire, and I'm left quite alarmed, and not sure I want to keep participating.
I'm not fussed by the SWP-bashing; in fact all the free publicity is doing us no harm at all! ;-)
And the utterly mad and largely incomprehensible conspiracy theories can be quite a laugh.
But racism, sexism, homophobia.. these do bother me, especially when they so often seem to go unchallenged.
Postings promoting the old Nazi lie that 'Jews' control the media, a posting celebrating the denial of living space for travellers, comments slagging off female comrades on grounds of their appearance, contributors attacked using homophobic insults.. the list goes on. And precious few contributors seem to challenge any of it.
So I guess I'm asking for anyone who feels the same to add a comment, just to re-assure me it's still worth posting up left-wing, progressive stuff here.
Apologies to the editors if this is a bit naughty.
Came here today to post some union news etc, as I do.. But then skimmed the last week's newswire, and I'm left quite alarmed, and not sure I want to keep participating.
I'm not fussed by the SWP-bashing; in fact all the free publicity is doing us no harm at all! ;-)
And the utterly mad and largely incomprehensible conspiracy theories can be quite a laugh.
But racism, sexism, homophobia.. these do bother me, especially when they so often seem to go unchallenged.
Postings promoting the old Nazi lie that 'Jews' control the media, a posting celebrating the denial of living space for travellers, comments slagging off female comrades on grounds of their appearance, contributors attacked using homophobic insults.. the list goes on. And precious few contributors seem to challenge any of it.
So I guess I'm asking for anyone who feels the same to add a comment, just to re-assure me it's still worth posting up left-wing, progressive stuff here.
Apologies to the editors if this is a bit naughty.
internationalist
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