Post #366,544
11/19/12 10:00:40 PM
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The face of a movement that wasn't
http://www.bbc.co.uk...magazine-20267989
By that time my photo had been well established and identified as the face of the martyr and of the whole opposition movement, and the media kept using it side-by-side with the images of the death of the real martyr, the real Neda.
It was just ridiculous to see how such a huge mistake had come out of a simple photo on Facebook.
But it was also very shocking to see my face side-by-side with the video of Agha-Soltan. When I saw people all over the world demonstrating with my photo, putting up shrines, lighting candles - it was just like sitting there and watching my own funeral.
Of course, I knew that it could have been me - I could well have suffered the fate of that poor, innocent woman.
The Iranian regime felt harassed by the attention Agha-Soltan's death had brought on them from abroad. Within three days, Ministry of Intelligence agents came to my home and summoned me for a meeting.
It got much worse for her.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #366,545
11/19/12 10:05:33 PM
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something strange there
The last time the agents came to my house they refused to let me take anybody or anything with me and they took me away.
They accused me of betraying the national security of my country. I was charged with being a spy for the CIA and told to sign a confession. I knew very well that such an accusation could end in a death sentence for me in Iran. usually those requests are made with rape, cattleprods and end up with either a confession signed by her or someone else and an execution. More at play here
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Post #366,546
11/19/12 10:25:33 PM
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:-( Thanks.
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Post #366,547
11/19/12 10:41:39 PM
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Just reinforces my opinion that . . .
. . Facebook is incredibly dangerous.
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Post #366,548
11/19/12 10:42:58 PM
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yup, big time dangerous
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Post #366,994
11/30/12 7:35:59 AM
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'In Spades!'
I 'joined' in the initial, "WTF is THIS all about?" experiments of the IGM.
Now, I mainly.. ignore / despite the nagging e-mails fromThe FB Machine: "Why ain't you Playing!?" / (are you a Commyunist or some other mental defective?)
It's bound to become more difficult.. 'ostensibly' pretending to be some part of (that which manifestly-IS) a decaying/frantic/frenetic 'society'.
And I'd prefer 'simple'(r).
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Post #367,000
11/30/12 8:06:52 AM
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You can turn all of those e-mails off...
you know.
In fact you can close your entire account down after downloading all of your info and pichures of cahts and rants bad dogs and posts about cats and dogs and the inhumanity of humans.
Either use it or don't.
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Post #366,998
11/30/12 7:59:05 AM
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And so it opening your mouth in a crowd
FB isn't dangerous, the fact that people post on it is.
If you live in a society where they take you away for complaining to your neighbor, then all communication is dangerous. You might as well say phones are dangerous. In this case, FB is a megaphone you are using to shout at anyone who wants to listen. This is NOT FB's fault.
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Post #366,999
11/30/12 8:01:42 AM
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It is when they change their privacy policies frequently...
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Post #367,001
11/30/12 8:08:49 AM
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Meh... OMG!
Deh SKI ES FAWLING!
The privacy thing on Facebook.
If you are worried about Privacy on Facebook... best not post anything you want kept a SEKRET!
At least Google+ is somewhat more friendly in that regard... but the same rule applies.
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Post #367,002
11/30/12 8:17:38 AM
11/30/12 8:22:21 AM
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hheheheehhahaahahaha
You use a profit making entity (hopefully) without paying for it. They have a RESPONSIBILITY to their shareholders to maximize the profit. It MUST come #1 in priorities, that is why people gave them money.
You accepted you have NO rights in the use of it, it is there, you use it, and you HOPE it does what you intended. No matter what the docs say at the moment. They reserve the right to change them, you agreed to it. If you think otherwise, then you will be sad.
You have not provided anything of measurable individual value to use as any type of negotiating leverage. You are not a stakeholder. You are a sheeple. You are not the customer, you are the product.
Any "agreement" is nothing more than a bullet list whipped off someone's PC, posted for your entertainment. It is meaningless.
and yes, the same rules apply to G+.
Edited by crazy
Nov. 30, 2012, 08:22:21 AM EST
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Post #367,004
11/30/12 8:29:08 AM
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Which is why I don't post much on other people's sites
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Drew
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