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that's OK, profit rules was the message from last night's episode. Did anyone else watch it?

[nuxvomica]

1. Yes, I did.

I thought the overall message was kinda mixed but the principal raised a very good point in his testimony that they should have developed: Is it really censorship to suppress speech that praises the government, especially when that speech encourages censorship of dissent?

[peekaloo]

2. Yep. There was also a sly reference, possibly about BL itself,

that networks are pressured to censor their dramas.

"Your country thanks you". HA!

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3. That part seemed to be meant to make the kid look foolish and

tooting the government horn.

[peekaloo]

4. and it worked!

Alan Shore must truly be a self loathing masochist considering the cases he's been hired to represent.

p.s. or a really good lawyer. ;-)