Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the August 26 article: Kenversationsâ„¢ at <a href="News-ID111510.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID111510.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By CuriosWolfSo Mmmmm...if I don't buy the cheapsequels, will they stop making them?
Originally Posted By Imagineer This Is Eisner evil? I'm not going to say. But if he continues to destroy Disney you can figure it out for yourself!!! ;-)
Originally Posted By Imagineer This >>Mmmmm...if I don't buy the cheapsequels, will they stop making them?<< I don't think so! (
Originally Posted By ctdsnark Well,of course all American corporations are evil!And it's not safe to walk through New York's Central Park,any time of the day,because you'll get mugged!And the IRS wants every dollar we make,and every U.S. postman,sooner or later,will go on a killing spree! Have we really become THIS paranoid?Do we now accept comedy routines and urban legends as factual?I'm just glad I won't be around to see the Y3K panic.
Originally Posted By Brer Rabbit The word 'evil' is a lot more than any simple label--it carries a lot of weight behind it. If you went around polling people all around the world as to what the significance of that word or concept was to them, you would come up with a lot of different answers and plenty of grey area. I feel that to go through a number of points and assert what exactly is and isn't evil is not necessarily a very strong basis upon which to form this argument, as it really is entirely subjective. <<<No matter how talented, skillful, loyal, ethical, or hard-working you are, it isn’t evil for a corporation to reject you - by not hiring you or by laying you off - even if it is because of your ethnicity, weight, sex, or whatever. (Okay, this part of the point is arguable, because one could argue that corporations are morally obligated to follow the law, and many countries have laws against such discrimination.) >>> In this portion of the column for example, I really have to respectfully disagree with you because I'm fairly certain that where I lie on this matter is that it IS INDEED 'evil' to, for instance, fire someone solely on the basis of race--despite what the law dictates. Maybe I am just misinterpreting this one specific point, but my overall problem here is that it's difficult for any one person to decide what exactly EVIL constitutes. That being said, I'm still a fan of the column (as I've been for a long while) and feel that you often make some very interesting points, and most importantly, shed an intelligent and often new light on a lot of these issues. I just wanted to throw out some of my thoughts... -nico
