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Originally Posted by RobSutton  I'd carry on contributing - I'm sure most of us will have taken both your initial contribution and your apology in the spirit in which they were intended. |
I second this.
It's very easy, when passionate about a subject, to fire off a post which seems entirely reasonable at the time, but which when commented on by others, or read back some time later, seems way over the top.
I've been guilty in the past, and haven't been ashamed to apologise or retract what I'd said. However, if I'm still of my original opinion, I'm also quite happy to reconfirm that stance as well. After all, everyone is entitled to their opinion - agreed with or not.
As far as I'm concerned, we still have free speech in this country, so the quote "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - (rightly or wrongly attributed to Voltaire), still holds good in my book.
Back to topic
- The NT urgently need to clarify their stance. The longer this country wide debate goes on gaining momentum, the more the NT will be seen as the villain.
Regards
Mike.