Re: [linux-audio-user] OT: POLL: Marketing Free Music

Hi Tim, This is completely off-topic, but I feel as though I should say something... tim hall wrote: I think that we have to draw a line somewhere between things which are simply cultural differences, and things which shouldn't be allowed, regardless of culture. Sometimes a culture needs to change. As a much-abused example, one might have argued that slavery was once part of the culture of many places. However, this simply isn't reason enough to allow the slavery to continue. Similarly, people frequently use the argument "But it's traditional" to support all sorts of things (in particular, I'm thinking of fox hunting in south-west England). Personally, I love history and tradition, but I do not think that this argument automatically outweighs others. Male circumcision isn't the same thing as "female circumcision". The genital mutilation inflicted on girls is often nothing less than barbaric. This link seems relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_circumcision Regards, Michael