Freedom at any price?

Serious for a second here. Seriously, no fucking around. I think freedom of the press is a crock of shit. Think it's coincidence that Memory Hole is hosed? I don't. People are giving their lives for our [I'm English] countries. Don't cheapen it by not allowing the publishing of a sombre reminder of those who paid the ultimate price for their life's work. In my opinion the picture was tasteful and not gratuitous at all. It's a stark reminder, a slap between the eyes, of just how much people love their country. To fire the woman responsible for publishing it is saddening to me. So let's get this straight, you can put up live television footage of thousands of people burning and jumping to their demise, their terror clearly stricken across their faces but you can't show a haunting reminder of the deadly price that is an armed invasion? Sure makes sense to me, Roger.

Regardless of motivation for war, invasion or otherwise, these men and women signed up to do whatever their Government asked them to without question. I salute that regardless of my political opinions. In fact, I think I'm generally anti-politics and anti-having-political opinions. I reckon Adam had it right when he mentioned that he goes out of his way to avoid reading or viewing news of any sort and generally he's a much happier person for it. But then again, he broke his collarbone playing Ultimate (again). So what the fuck does he know?