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You mean, *every country has a left-wing media bias! No wonder the world is in such a state (^_^) On 4/3/07, Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hey buddy - just because I work for the national broadcaster doesn't > mean I program it... </irony> > > Seriously Meika - my father rings me to complain about every perceived > slight/alleged left wing bias/grammatical error/change in programming on > the ABC. Often three times a week. "Yes Dad, I'll look into it. Of > course it's my fault. No no no you're absolutely correct - we do serve > chardonnay for morning tea and every right turn in the building has been > blocked..." > > ;) > > caleb > > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of meikamonagmail > Sent: Tuesday, 3 April 2007 9:15 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Poem - Run > > there's an equally annoying chap on ABC-TV at the moment doing the > world in 80 treasure as only a pom can... > > On 03/04/2007, at 8:41, Stephen Vincent wrote: > > >> Ahhh Kasper - the word songline refers to a White understanding of a > >> complex Indigenous (Australian Aboriginal) system of communications, > >> kinship rules and beliefs - a 'system' insofar as that is the only > >> word > >> we have in English to try and grasp another culture's world. It > >> was used > >> by Bruce Chatwin in the novel "The Songlines", a book that was > >> popular > >> for a time among people here and overseas who had obviously never > >> been > >> near Indigenous culture in this country, and were clinging to a > >> sickening amalgam of hand-picked slices of Rousseau and ideas of a > >> Gaia. > >> > >> caleb > > > > Thanks, Caleb for this! Against much educated 'White' praise, I > > tried to > > read the Chatwin and found myself repelled. Without putting a > > finger on why. > > You do it, well. > > > > Stephen V > > http://stephenvincent.net/blog/ > > > > ============================================================================== > The information contained in this email and any attachment is confidential and > may contain legally privileged or copyright material. It is intended only for > the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient of this > email, you are not permitted to disseminate, distribute or copy this email or > any attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the > sender immediately and delete this email from your system. The ABC does not > represent or warrant that this transmission is secure or virus free. Before > opening any attachment you should check for viruses. The ABC's liability is > limited to resupplying any email and attachments > ============================================================================== > -- My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ "Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious." Oscar Wilde