tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post114794995546045837..comments2023-09-26T02:09:58.787+10:00Comments on diogenesian discourse: caveat bloggor...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-1147958487744997582006-05-18T23:21:00.000+10:002006-05-18T23:21:00.000+10:00Politicians need to be seen to cop a fair bit of a...Politicians need to be seen to cop a fair bit of argy bargy in the name of supprting robust political debate. Another thing is that if The Rodent goes to court, he makes all manner of things allowable to be tabled in court in defence of the defendant. It is a brave politician who takes that course.<BR/><BR/>I think it's a fair bet that his own party cronies would ship him out of the country if he even looked like going down that path.<BR/><BR/>Then there is the general public reputation of the man. If he is generally held by the public to be a rodent, then it is not defamatory to call him a rodent.<BR/><BR/>Also a politician in this country would not want to be seen to be victimising a mere blogger for voicing opinions which much bigger media fish are mooting. That would look like cowardice and bullying of the weak. So there could be severe political fallout.<BR/><BR/>The rich and powerful who are not trying to win elections are far more likey to sue for defamation.<BR/><BR/>It's probably a good tactic to steer clear of defamatory remarks as a general point of personal ethics and integrity anyway.The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-1147951389621079912006-05-18T21:23:00.000+10:002006-05-18T21:23:00.000+10:00Isn't it fortunate that the Man of Steel has a hid...Isn't it fortunate that the Man of Steel has a hide like a rhinoceros, otherwise I'm gone a million.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.com