Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 20:38:50 +0000
Subject: Re: MB: THE DEATH OF POSTMODERNISM: THE JOLLY ROGER


Claire

What boundaries would you establish for free speech ?

steve.devos

Claire Dinsmore wrote:

> I'm not inclined to start an argument, but I would appreciate it if
> you would
> refrain from putting words in my mouth - my gist was that the message
> from JR
> should be allowed - it's an opinion, just as Dr. Marson's comment
> should be
> allowed as another opinion.  I did not say she had no right to say
> what she did,
> I simply voiced my opinion on her message - free speech for all.
>
> I do understand your concerns about the quality of postings to the
> list (I've
> been accused of elitist snobbery enough times myself!), but any notion
> of
> 'quality' is, perforce, a subjective one.
>
> Claire
>
> no wrote:
>
> > To say that discursive responsibility is censorship is in itself a
> > pro-censorship assertion. I believe that Dr Marson was raising a
> question
> > about the relevance of certain contributions on the list, but Claire
>
> > Dinsmore obviously thinks that she shouldn't be allowed to. The
> value of a
> > discussion forum like this comes and goes with the seriosness of the
>
> > questions raised. Pleas, try to keep a certain level ...
> >
> > Nils Olsson
> > no-AT-natverkstan.net
> >
> > >This sounds like a message  from the far right: it's called
> censorship (the
> > >euphemistic proposal that is).
> > >
> > >Dr Susan Marson wrote:
> > >
> > >> I may find some contributions to the Blanchot list less
> interesting than
> > >> others, but they are rarely offensive. Unlike the last. (I am
> stunned at
> > >> finding that particular piece of text amongst the mail I receive
> and
> > >> read in my own room). Perhaps the list would like to consider the
> notion
> > >> of discursive responsability, or the limits of community?
> > >
> > >--
> > >"We live in the dark.  We do what we can. We give what we have.
> > >Our doubt is our passion.  Our passion is our task.  The rest of
> the madness
> > >is art."
> > >- Henry James
> > >http://www.StudioCleo.com
> >
> > |no|
> >
> > http://www.natverkstan.net/glanta/
> >
> > http://www.natverkstan.net
>
> --
> "We live in the dark.  We do what we can. We give what we have.
> Our doubt is our passion.  Our passion is our task.  The rest of the
> madness is
> art."
> - Henry James
> http://www.StudioCleo.com