I have been incensed for quite some time by the abjectly abhorrent treatment of Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues at the hand of Egyptian authorities for some time now, and in the time honoured conservative Australian manner, I have kept my views to myself. I have been thinking about this over the last few days, and I have come to the conclusion that Peter Greste is perhaps the overarching factor in this blog coming to life.
I do not believe that what I have to say is of any more or less value than anything anyone else has to say, but I do believe in the right to say it (freedom of speech if you will). I further believe that we all have the right to say it in safety, even if those around us do not agree with it. Essentially, if you do not agree with what I have to say, feel free not to listen.
I further believe that I have a responsibility to be mindful regarding what I say. Deliberate mistruths or distortion of fact can be damaging, and as such needs to be guarded against.
Nothing that Peter Greste or his colleagues said or did can in any way be construed as deliberate mistruth or distortion of the facts. When the Egyptian regime reacted the way it did, and continues to do, to me says that Peter Greste was reporting inconvenient truths that, in time honoured dictatorial fashion, the Egyptian authorities attempted to gag in as thuggish a manner as possible. All they have managed to do is highlight the manifestly unfair treatment of those who have a responsibility to report the truth, and they have inadvertently given many others a voice to proclaim loud and strong the mistreatment of innocent people.
I am one of those people.
Thank you Peter Greste!
Until next time,
CfB
I do not believe that what I have to say is of any more or less value than anything anyone else has to say, but I do believe in the right to say it (freedom of speech if you will). I further believe that we all have the right to say it in safety, even if those around us do not agree with it. Essentially, if you do not agree with what I have to say, feel free not to listen.
I further believe that I have a responsibility to be mindful regarding what I say. Deliberate mistruths or distortion of fact can be damaging, and as such needs to be guarded against.
Nothing that Peter Greste or his colleagues said or did can in any way be construed as deliberate mistruth or distortion of the facts. When the Egyptian regime reacted the way it did, and continues to do, to me says that Peter Greste was reporting inconvenient truths that, in time honoured dictatorial fashion, the Egyptian authorities attempted to gag in as thuggish a manner as possible. All they have managed to do is highlight the manifestly unfair treatment of those who have a responsibility to report the truth, and they have inadvertently given many others a voice to proclaim loud and strong the mistreatment of innocent people.
I am one of those people.
Thank you Peter Greste!
Until next time,
CfB
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