The Wheels of Retardation, Pt. II

I'm not averse to furry politics. I've fought in most of the perennial battles, on one side or the other, and in some cases both sides, at different times. In at least one instance I've been at the centre of a longrunning battle, and I'm not a bit sorry for that. I'd do it again.

Fursuiting politics tend to be even more vicious than the regular fandom, since there are bigger egos involved, and fursuiters tend to be more motivated and energetic. I'm fine with that. I'm as touchy and obsessive as anyone, and quite capable of going nuclear over the most minor slight.

That being said, scheming to hurt someone* because one of his friends dissed your favourite television show is just a bit...childish. Words fail me.


*No, it's not me. There's actually a fight that I'm not involved in, for once. Until I posted this, at least.

Fair and Balanced

Woot! We've now got an airbreathing engine that works at mach 9.

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So, the BBC is running an analysis piece criticizing what they call 'hate media' in the Ivory Coast. One of the listed characteristics of hate media is that they try to inflame passions by showing pictures of wounded civilians. Of course, when the Beeb manages to include a picture of a wounded or distressed civilian with nearly every article they run on Iraq, that's just 'balanced coverage'. No attempt to manipulate people there...