I remember seeing an email to tell us that the Week in Trinidad will
no longer be sent to the list -but I'm afraid I don't remember the
reason why.
I am very worried when email lists become a site of censorship and as
pointed out by other posters I don't see why it is okay to send out
one weekly posting and not another.
We all have the choice to read or not to read something - we can
clearly see what the subject is in the header. I worry when that
choice is taken away.
Tracey Skelton
>One positive effect of Aleong's columns is the participation it has spawned
>on the list. While many of you know how I feel about the spin of the
>content, the views expressed are held by a number of Trinidadians. I read
>them with relish and forwarded them to colleagues who are interested in the
>racial/ethic/religious polarity of Trinidad.
>
>So I would concur - Dr Aleong should be allowed to post. If people don't
>like it there is always the delete key.
>
>I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right
>to say it.
>Wrongly attributed to Voltaire
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Members of the Society for Caribbean Studies based in UK
>Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 7:37 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Week in Trinidad
>
>You reflect my thoughts on the issue Jason. I too call for a reinstatement
>of Aleong's efforts.
>
>J.A.Toynbee wrote:
>> I agree with others who have called for open-ness on the list. My feeling
>is that free speech ought to be the default position, and that objections to
>partisanship qua partisanship are invalid. After all the Week in Europe
>letter (which has long been a feature of this list) is partisan. Its author
>David Jessop is in favour of the free market, he advocates tourism as a
>panacea for Caribbean economic problems and he disapproves of the Chavez
>regime and developments towards socialism in Venezuela. Notwithstanding this
>bias I find Jessop's Letter extremely useful and am glad to receive it each
>week. I feel much the same about J. Chin Aleong's Letter from Trinidad. Can
>we have it back?
>>
>> Jason Toynbee
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