Antony Loewenstein talks about The Blogging Revolution
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I admire Antony very much. He's a latter day I. F.Stone ie. a journowho doesn't swallow mainstream, controlled political messages & as a result uncovers a paralell reality which for many is hard or even impossible to accept...I dips me lid to you Antony..you are both an inspirational journalist & a most decent human being. In particular, I think for many Australian Jews you're a beacon of light against the darkness of extreme right wing Zionism.
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Wrong again.....your consistent 4 sure...whay don't you save your limited energy & email Ant yourself.....seems 2 easy?...that's cos it is.
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"Ant says your paranoid" is repartee is it? I don't think I can survive the cut and thrust. I bow to your skills.
Meanwhile, since you speak for Ant - did Ant actually go to KSA?
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The book is fascinating...a must read.
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And that is obviously what you believe passes for repartee...get over it, lightweight...you're not fit to carry Ant's pencil case...
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You speak for Ant? It figures, Herbert.
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Ant says you're paranoid....
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He travelled to Saudi Arabia? I doubt it.
Perhaps he meant UAE. Near enough, I suppose, for Ant.
There seems to be nothing new in the book, and certainly nothing that we haven't read in the press. And if the book is anything as boring as the author's presentation, then there really isn't any reason to read it. Sorry, but I need to say it.
Larsonson 3 years ago
The book is actually a fascinating examination of repression around the world and how the web is challenging authoritarian regimes. If you actually read it, you may be surprised. It covers many areas rarely examined in our media outlets.
TerriAnneKing 3 years ago
Marx would certainly have been a blogger, as would George Orwell. Writing about people and lives away from just the political and media elite is something that would have appealed to writers with a social conscience. Class struggle, a term that may be rarely used this days but remains relevant, is highly relevant in non-Western countries, because the net is finally allowing individuals, and not just the top elite, to express themselves. - Antony Loewenstein
TerriAnneKing 3 years ago