Comments on: No wonder I cancelled my subscription to The Age http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/12/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/ Two lawyers on law, legislation and liberty. And other stuff. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:49:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Legal Eagle http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/12/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11618 Legal Eagle Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:40:14 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11618 Or even postmodern - a text on a Kleenex tissue box has as much value as Shakespeare's sonnets. Glah. Showing my old-fashioned English school upbringing here. I did actually study Postmodernism at university, and believe it or not, I enjoyed it. Our teacher was a sarcastic fellow. He issued a very non-Postmodern list of what he required in an essay. Someone said, "But what if we want to hand in a Postmodern essay?" He snarled back, "Well then you'll get a Postmodern mark...I'll smear your essay with peanut butter." Or even postmodern - a text on a Kleenex tissue box has as much value as Shakespeare’s sonnets. Glah. Showing my old-fashioned English school upbringing here.

I did actually study Postmodernism at university, and believe it or not, I enjoyed it. Our teacher was a sarcastic fellow. He issued a very non-Postmodern list of what he required in an essay. Someone said, “But what if we want to hand in a Postmodern essay?” He snarled back, “Well then you’ll get a Postmodern mark…I’ll smear your essay with peanut butter.”

]]> By: zelta http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/12/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11620 zelta Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:42:35 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11620 Deveney and Hutchinson dont believe in boring stodgy old concepts like researching their pieces and actually understanding what they are writing about. Instead they just blather out whatever simplistic rubbish is at the top of their minds. Its a very modern approach. Deveney and Hutchinson dont believe in boring stodgy old concepts like researching their pieces and actually understanding what they are writing about.
Instead they just blather out whatever simplistic rubbish is at the top of their minds. Its a very modern approach.

]]> By: Lad Litter http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/12/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11622 Lad Litter Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:32:38 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11622 I disagree with Deveny but think it is one of her better pieces. A little less whimsy for starters. Mind you, she's not really raising the bar by much. Sian Prior was a much better columnist of that type. I disagree with Deveny but think it is one of her better pieces. A little less whimsy for starters. Mind you, she’s not really raising the bar by much. Sian Prior was a much better columnist of that type.

]]> By: Legal Eagle http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/12/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11619 Legal Eagle Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:08:09 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11619 Marcellous, I understand what you mean, but the fact remains (to continue the analogy) that the sleeping person has been imprisoned, whether they are aware of it or not. Therefore the law has been broken. Say a person who is in a coma is falsely imprisoned, it's still wrong even if they're not capable of awareness of the imprisonment. I guess I'm just old fashioned. And I don't think I've ever heard good affair stories, because I don't think there are many. An acquaintance once used me as his alibi when he was cheating, and was surprised at the vehemence of my response. "I didn't pick you as a prude", he said. "No," I said, "but I just don't want to be part of your dishonesty to your wife. I can't help thinking she'd be hurt if she found out." I just felt very uncomfortable having been placed in that position. Perhaps he had to cheat to save the marriage, but if I'd been his wife I think I'd rather not have the marriage at all if I couldn't trust him. Marcellous, I understand what you mean, but the fact remains (to continue the analogy) that the sleeping person has been imprisoned, whether they are aware of it or not. Therefore the law has been broken. Say a person who is in a coma is falsely imprisoned, it’s still wrong even if they’re not capable of awareness of the imprisonment.

I guess I’m just old fashioned. And I don’t think I’ve ever heard good affair stories, because I don’t think there are many.

An acquaintance once used me as his alibi when he was cheating, and was surprised at the vehemence of my response. “I didn’t pick you as a prude”, he said. “No,” I said, “but I just don’t want to be part of your dishonesty to your wife. I can’t help thinking she’d be hurt if she found out.” I just felt very uncomfortable having been placed in that position. Perhaps he had to cheat to save the marriage, but if I’d been his wife I think I’d rather not have the marriage at all if I couldn’t trust him.

]]> By: marcellous http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/12/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11621 marcellous Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:04:57 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11621 I am surprised at such a simplistic approach. Once you start talking about "cheating" you are half way to defining your way to your conclusion, and Karena's response was a pretty clear demonstration of that. Even then, though, I don't think it is so axiomatic (or do I mean I don't think it is anything more than axiomatic?) that a cheater harms the other. As Deveny says, "We hear all the bad affair stories, but never the good affair stories." Aren't secret affairs a bit like false imprisonment when you are asleep? I am surprised at such a simplistic approach. Once you start talking about “cheating” you are half way to defining your way to your conclusion, and Karena’s response was a pretty clear demonstration of that. Even then, though, I don’t think it is so axiomatic (or do I mean I don’t think it is anything more than axiomatic?) that a cheater harms the other. As Deveny says, “We hear all the bad affair stories, but never the good affair stories.” Aren’t secret affairs a bit like false imprisonment when you are asleep?

]]> By: pete m http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2007/12/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11623 pete m Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:56:40 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-wonder-i-cancelled-my-subscription-to-the-age/#comment-11623 Well said. I have never seen a relationship survive cheating, and that includes the Clintons! Well said. I have never seen a relationship survive cheating, and that includes the Clintons!

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