tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post4371579220362718146..comments2024-01-28T19:45:49.757+13:00Comments on <img src="https://i.imgur.com/96UqJAN.jpg"> Australian Politics: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-72328627482587029112007-06-14T17:42:00.000+12:002007-06-14T17:42:00.000+12:00The market for ideas - the West’s most precious ac...<I>The market for ideas - the West’s most precious achievement - works best when ideas are tested by worthy opponents. Each side keeps the other honest. Through that intellectual argy-bargy, good ideas triumph and silly ideas are sidelined. Neither side should be heard to whine that the other hits too hard.</I><BR/><BR/>John - how do you reconcile this belief with the behaviour on A Western Heart, where you are a regular contributor, and where the moderators quite openly tell Left-wing posters that their views are not welcome?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com