bloody editors

topic: worldly
Submitted by dash on Mon, 14/06/2004 - 12:52.
Goddam these fascist newspaper types... Yes, they printed my other letter, yes, they printed the original one, and yes, they cut out the bits that call for people to educate themselves to make up their own minds. Actually, it was also edited out of the original letter - any reference to learning and thinking for yourself is hacked visciously from your letters.

Why am I surprised? Was I just getting too carried away with the crazy fantasy that people believe me, rather than the nazi's? That I might be able to change maybe one person's way of thinking?

Maybe the guy didn't call me a Nazi after all, maybe they just added that bit.

What I'm most concerned about is that they cut out the bit about section 55 (really important), the bit where I said that the "stress in my letter was to emphasise the need for education, to get a balanced view, and to stop propagating the ridiculous myths that surround this issue", and the whole last paragraph about questioning what you read (asking why the BNP 'facts' aren't backed up by anyone other than the internet) and going to other places to get a fucking education.

So now it looks like I am being fascist and arrogant, and I'm no longer challenging people to try and work things out for themselves, but am standing on my pulpit and trying to force my religion down their throats. I guess that's what the paper wants, it is so far right anyway, they must love having someone like me to bait the readership.

So the question now, is whether it's worth trying to get something else printed. No-one knows who I am, so I'm not likely to get my windows smashed in or anything... hmmm dilema... how big is my ego? That's the real question...



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