BURMA, LONELY PLANET AND THE BBC
Good piece of digging by Dean Ayres, whose blog is always worth reading in any case.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
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Religion is rarely out of the news. But how much of it is simply "bad faith" for humanity and the planet? Simon Barrow reflects theologically on current events (and cultural blips) from an engaged Christian perspective. FaithInSociety seeks a conversation between reason and hope, shaped by the subversive memory of the Gospel. (c) SB 2003-12.
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I'll be backing Bloggers' Day for Burma. But I'll be doing so by posting human rights and Burma links, as well as the message. I don't quite see the point of publishing nothing, and have said so on the Facebook page promoting this initiative.
Btw, an Olympics propaganda blog tried to leave an anti-boycott message here, which I rejected. The issue about whether and when to initiate boycotts is a complex one, and on balance I think that there may be more to gained from making creative use of the Beijing Games than going against them altogether. But there needs to be more debate. And an "Olympic Blogger" whose page is full of adverts is unlikely to provide an un-jaundiced assessment. Well, the piece I read had no positive suggestions on human rights, anyway.
My original blog post that you kindly linked to was hit with three comments from www.free-burma.org, all identical to the comment you received here. I deleted two of them. This kind of comment spam is in danger of getting the campaign a bad name.
I agree with you about the bloggers day; since I don't blog daily, no-one will notice the significance of me posting just a banner ad!
The boycott issue is a tricky one; unless a boycott is strong enough, it won't be noticed anyway. Far better to engage creatively to get the message out.
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