southafricasucks.blogspot - gone.

[chiskop]

You help democracy by ensuring that appalling views and views unlike
your own, are allowed to exist.

Sure, I agree LG.

But I didn't notice any political or personal maturity on that site (which is not to say that it requires censorship - just that its crap and vile).

Chris Roper's column on news24 this morning had some interesting things to say about Bullard/Qwelane/FBJ and the current state of race relations in SA.

[w1z4rd]

Flagged. Lonegunman.. its not "contrary" as you put it. Its out right Bullsh*t written between bouts of brandy drinking, wife beating and farting.
You blame the ANC government when it was Google who removed the blog. I think you missed this boat completely.

[Alan]

given the pious holier-than-thou censoring glee of some posters,
so much for SA people understanding that 'democracy' means
'learning to tolerate and live with differing views to your own'.

Guess folks, like the ANC, have bought into the rather perverted
version of pseudo-democracy, where anything 'contrary' is attacked.
And this is considered to be 'in defense of democracy' - as opposed
to what it actually is: an authoritarian move towards fascist censorship
disguised as 'actions to help democracy'.

You help democracy by ensuring that appalling views and views unlike
your own, are allowed to exist.

But this requires some degree of political and personal maturity.

Oh well :P

Odd then that you want some people censored on this forum for views you consider appalling

[hierts]

we(all people) are all racists, in one way or another. learn to live with it.. get past it.

[arf9999]

Sure, I agree LG.

But I didn't notice any political or personal maturity on that site (which is not to say that it requires censorship - just that its crap and vile).

QFT. Rights vs responsibilities. The right to have opinions does not overshadow the responsibility of not to infringing on someone else's dignity. The site is offensive, apparently just for the sake of being offensive. (I'm offended that I may be identified with these cro-magnons just because I'm a white South African).

Chris Roper's column on news24 this morning had some interesting things to say about Bullard/Qwelane/FBJ and the current state of race relations in SA.

I liked the closing paragraph:

Did I mention how much I love being a South African? We're so funny! If an alien doing interplanetary research into racism landed here, I can imagine the report he'd file. "Reading the pages of the national newspapers, it is evident that racism is a terrible problem in this country. White people appear to have been prejudiced against since time immemorial, although inexplicably, except for about six black men in shiny suits, they appear to own most of the country's businesses. I recommend we invade at once and destroy the evil black oppressors."

[Alan]

That's racist, they cry. Now while I might agree with you that it's stupid to be racist, it's not racist to be stupid. And we need the likes of Jon Qwelane, the Paris Hilton of columnists

ROFL loony leftie twit logic. Of course Jon Qwelane isn't racist. After all racism is clearly only a one way street. It's not possible hence you must have confused it with stupidity hahaha

[gregmcc]

flagged.

[Fudzy]

Flagged. I probably wouldn't have if he could've portrayed his issues with the country without being such a racist idiot.

[fskmh]

I find myself in the odd position of agreeing with Fudzy.
If they simply chronicled acts of crime etc. without the derogatory comments I would have agreed that it was a freedom of speech issue.

[hj2k_x]

given the pious holier-than-thou censoring glee of some posters,
so much for SA people understanding that 'democracy' means
'learning to tolerate and live with differing views to your own'.

Guess folks, like the ANC, have bought into the rather perverted
version of pseudo-democracy, where anything 'contrary' is attacked.
And this is considered to be 'in defense of democracy' - as opposed
to what it actually is: an authoritarian move towards fascist censorship
disguised as 'actions to help democracy'.

You help democracy by ensuring that appalling views and views unlike
your own, are allowed to exist.

But this requires some degree of political and personal maturity.

Oh well :P

Flagged.

Dude, you need to know if no one on this site agrees with you, considering all the negative sentiment towards SA on this forum, that the blog was a load of rubbish and needs to go asap.

[LancelotSA]

Well my view on that site need not really be aired as I am sure you are all aware how I feel about it....

Just the name of the blog alone is enough to get me flagging away!

I really wouldn't mind finding out a little more about this blogger... pity it is always anonymous. But I suppose he'd be more reluctant to say what he does if it wasn't. Brave are those who are hidden behind anonymity...

[lexor]

Flagged - what an idiot !

[DarKWateR]

Real idiot...but err....not about the blog but the flag part...He could just remove the top bar

[GavinMannion]

lol freedom of speech but he won't approve comments he doesn't approve of..

Sounds like the typical NP version of freedom of speech

[BradDC]

hew... its scary that people still exist like this, yes things are tough... but stop being a part of the problem bitching about it... and start being a part of the solution.