tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post114137686247028313..comments2007-03-10T02:45:48.628-08:00Comments on AIR-CONDITIONED NATION: THE CARTOON CONTROVERSY AND THE LIBERAL PRESS
[Th...Cherianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643148647244239556noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1142704298747030812006-03-18T09:51:00.000-08:002006-03-18T09:51:00.000-08:00Hmm, are we assuming that moral rights can be arbi...Hmm, are we assuming that moral rights can be arbitrarily applied across liberal and less liberal countries?<BR/><BR/>"It simply requires that existing professional instincts be applied to the new realities of globalisation."<BR/><BR/>Lovely argument.<BR/><BR/>-wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1142701896993679482006-03-18T09:11:00.000-08:002006-03-18T09:11:00.000-08:00Hear, hear. Unfortunately, I just do not think the...Hear, hear. Unfortunately, I just do not think the Western idea of sensitivity is similar to say, the Asian concept. Regardless of similarity in moral rights, I'd point to cultural differences as the defining factor in the controversy. Is empathy and an abandonment of ethnocentrism too much to ask for from people of a certain heritage? Maybe it's too much to ask for from the marginalized. I'd sayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com