You're not the first person to level that complaint. I think that either there's something screwy going on with LJ. Membership is moderated; I don't know if that applies to comments as well.
The reason I went to the trouble of pointing out the original point of publishing is that there are some people on my FL who also read conservacorner. It was my hope that the footnote would clear up any confusion about having read the article before or why it was appearing here on my blog.
As you can see via the link, I am the original author, so I believe I have the right to publish this piece wherever I see fit as I have not sold or otherwise waived distribution rights.
If you wish to post your comment on the original article, I would suggest joining the community, or at the very least, sending patriotressan LJ private message confirming my suspicion about needing to be part of the community in order to comment
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Yes, I discovered that only "friends" can comment - when I hover over the grayed-out Livejournal avatar in the "From" pull-down it states so explicitly.
No worries, when I'm back on my other computer I will leave my reply here.
Just an observationehowtonJune 2 2011, 17:27:07 UTC
"Interesting place to post this as everyone here would obviously share your point of view. The more courageous might try posting it on a more liberal website - the response you get there might be a little more challenging than the pats on the back you're getting here."
Re: Just an observationschpydurxJune 2 2011, 17:42:36 UTC
Referring to conservacorner you may have a point. Here on my personal blog, I have readers from all walks of life and belief systems.
I have no interest in entertaining the notion that philanthropy is the better course of action and that production should be damned, unless the person advocating this course of action has already given away ALL of their worldly possessions.
To quote House: I'm sure this goes against everything you've been taught, but right and wrong do exist. Just because you don't know what the right answer is - maybe there's even no way you could know what the right answer is - doesn't make your answer right or even okay. It's much simpler than that. It's just plain wrong.
That having been said, if you want to advocate the antithesis of my argument and begin that debate, go right ahead.
Re: Just an observationrowynJune 3 2011, 18:26:28 UTC
It is, actually, possible to advocate that there is value BOTH in using one's money to purchase Bugatti Veyrons AND in donating one's money to philanthropic causes. It is, in fact, quite likely that many purchasers of Bugatti Veyrons are also philanthropists. The two ideas are not antithetical.
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The reason I went to the trouble of pointing out the original point of publishing is that there are some people on my FL who also read conservacorner. It was my hope that the footnote would clear up any confusion about having read the article before or why it was appearing here on my blog.
As you can see via the link, I am the original author, so I believe I have the right to publish this piece wherever I see fit as I have not sold or otherwise waived distribution rights.
If you wish to post your comment on the original article, I would suggest joining the community, or at the very least, sending patriotressan LJ private message confirming my suspicion about needing to be part of the community in order to comment ( ... )
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No worries, when I'm back on my other computer I will leave my reply here.
Thanks.
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I have no interest in entertaining the notion that philanthropy is the better course of action and that production should be damned, unless the person advocating this course of action has already given away ALL of their worldly possessions.
To quote House: I'm sure this goes against everything you've been taught, but right and wrong do exist. Just because you don't know what the right answer is - maybe there's even no way you could know what the right answer is - doesn't make your answer right or even okay. It's much simpler than that. It's just plain wrong.
That having been said, if you want to advocate the antithesis of my argument and begin that debate, go right ahead.
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