[IMC-Boston-Editorial] PS

[Sofia JarrinT]

I don't have a problem w/some right-wing comments  and giving that side of the coin a voice, but I'm definitely down with  comments that are outright disruptive. The key, I think is striking a  balance bt. these two.  Veteran is a hard one because many of the  things he says are not that bad.  I don't think I need to give  examples about our spammer.
  
  I also think that personal attacks of any nature (including those that  are meant to be defamatory although not insulting) are definitely just  meant to be disruptive.  
  
  But I also think that Indymedia in general is a service to advancing  social justice, and therefore, we do not need to be apologetic about a  certain slant.  I mean, corporate media is not apologetic about  accepting money from just about any devil.  Isn't a volunteer  media organization better representative of our community (no $$ at  stake) and therefore, the "slant" is an obvious alternative to  mainstream corp. interests?  
  
  Right-wing attacks are hardly based on evidence anyway, that's why I  have a problem with most of them.  Also, I don't think right-wing  and conservative are one and the same thing.  
  
  peace,
  Sofia

"visnusdream at juno.com" <visnusdream at juno.com> wrote:  I think Svea made a great point about this article:
  http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/47230/index.php
 which said, 
  "This site is being ruined by the new pro-right-wing-troll policy  instituted by the petitbourgeois dilettante faction of the IMC  editorial collective, namely Jamie and Jonathan."
  Svea pointed out that some readers are concerned about right wing posts. We need to consider this complaint. 
  I have no special appreciation for the right wing, or war  mongers; but I think the same mentality that hid this post, which  criticizes me and which Svea calls a personal attack, is the same  mentality that wants to silence Veteran. 
  I think both voices are important. I don't agree with either one,  but I hope BIMC can provide a forum for these two types of people  to exchange ideas.
  As a member of the BIMC editorial group, I think I should expect  criticism, personal or otherwise, and I think we should be open to it.  How else are we going to hear our readers voices. 
  I mean, here Svea is saying this post says something  important but then she doesn't dissent when it is moved to the hidden  page. This person didn't call me a stupid m*th*rf*cker, they   said I was sympathetic to the right wing. There is big  difference.  (I find it impossible to take seriously the  reference to "petitbourgeois dilettante," as it doesn't really say  anything.) How can we listen to this person and silence him/her at  the same time?   
  Anyway, I'm still thinking about these issues and am glad we are having the discussion.
  Love and respect,
  Jamie 
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