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Post #393,096
by a6l6e6x
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8/12/14 5:03:50 PM
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New Watching what you're reading is one thing.
Controlling what you get to say is another. Ask Pussy Riot how things worked out for them

Both are bad to be sure.
Alex

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

-- Isaac Asimov
Post #393,108
by mmoffitt
8/13/14 8:24:58 AM
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New But why watch if the intent is not to stifle?
Post #393,150
by Ashton
8/13/14 5:25:27 PM
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New Is that an essay question or a faux-conundrum? (or both.)
Post #393,168
by a6l6e6x
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8/14/14 12:28:09 AM
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New Only if you are a terrierist.
Freedom of speech is the issue. You have any idea how many right wing anti-Obama or anti-government sites there are?

You register your domain name with ICANN and you're good to go. The US government is not part of the process.
Alex

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

-- Isaac Asimov
Post #393,170
by Another Scott
8/14/14 12:41:03 AM
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New Yup.
Post #393,176
by mmoffitt
8/14/14 10:46:34 AM
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New Re: Only if you are a terrierist. I see. "If you've got nothing to hide ..."
Post #393,179
by a6l6e6x
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8/14/14 12:38:38 PM
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New It's consumption vs production of "content".
Alex

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

-- Isaac Asimov
     Will we bomb the Red Cross now? - (mmoffitt) - (28) - Aug. 11, 2014, 12:18:59 PM EDT
         Depends on how many mortar shells the Red Cross is carrying. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (22) - Aug. 11, 2014, 12:23:27 PM EDT
             So, just "aid and comfort" is okay then. ;0) -NT - (mmoffitt) - Aug. 11, 2014, 01:43:56 PM EDT
             Or driven by Russian Special forces. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (20) - Aug. 11, 2014, 02:47:20 PM EDT
                 But, that's my point. Does it matter? - (mmoffitt) - (19) - Aug. 11, 2014, 03:37:45 PM EDT
                     Those, at minimum, are called reinforcements. - (a6l6e6x) - (18) - Aug. 11, 2014, 03:55:13 PM EDT
                         (D'overai ni proverei.. worked even for paranoid-Ronnie.) -NT - (Ashton) - Aug. 11, 2014, 04:29:55 PM EDT
                         And I would not trust anything coming from the West. - (mmoffitt) - (16) - Aug. 12, 2014, 08:34:49 AM EDT
                             does the polish free army ring a bell? - (boxley) - (6) - Aug. 12, 2014, 09:51:39 AM EDT
                                 I don't disagree. - (mmoffitt) - (5) - Aug. 12, 2014, 10:51:21 AM EDT
                                     What about ... - (drook) - (4) - Aug. 12, 2014, 12:55:26 PM EDT
                                         'MURICA! EFF-YEAH! -NT - (folkert) - (2) - Aug. 12, 2014, 01:32:37 PM EDT
                                             You mean this? - (drook) - (1) - Aug. 12, 2014, 02:01:31 PM EDT
                                                 Would I mean *ANYTHING ELSE?* EFF-NO! - (folkert) - Aug. 12, 2014, 04:51:27 PM EDT
                                         Neither. -NT - (mmoffitt) - Aug. 12, 2014, 02:32:05 PM EDT
                             So you're OK with this: - (a6l6e6x) - (8) - Aug. 12, 2014, 04:36:08 PM EDT
                                 They're just not as sophisticated as us. - (mmoffitt) - (7) - Aug. 12, 2014, 04:40:39 PM EDT
                                     Watching what you're reading is one thing. - (a6l6e6x) - (6) - Aug. 12, 2014, 05:03:50 PM EDT
                                         But why watch if the intent is not to stifle? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (5) - Aug. 13, 2014, 08:24:58 AM EDT
                                             Is that an essay question or a faux-conundrum? (or both.) -NT - (Ashton) - Aug. 13, 2014, 05:25:27 PM EDT
                                             Only if you are a terrierist. - (a6l6e6x) - (3) - Aug. 14, 2014, 12:28:09 AM EDT
                                                 Yup. -NT - (Another Scott) - Aug. 14, 2014, 12:41:03 AM EDT
                                                 Re: Only if you are a terrierist. I see. "If you've got nothing to hide ..." -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Aug. 14, 2014, 10:46:34 AM EDT
                                                     It's consumption vs production of "content". -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Aug. 14, 2014, 12:38:38 PM EDT
         Apparently mostly empty - (scoenye) - (4) - Aug. 17, 2014, 07:06:57 PM EDT
             apparently used the same shipping company as the turkish gaza flotilla -NT - (boxley) - Aug. 17, 2014, 07:20:33 PM EDT
             Not only that. - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Aug. 17, 2014, 10:38:44 PM EDT
                 That would get ~260 "advisers" in. -NT - (scoenye) - Aug. 18, 2014, 07:56:27 AM EDT
             Curiouser and curiouser.. Three Card Monte/shell game? -NT - (Ashton) - Aug. 18, 2014, 03:23:35 AM EDT

Here we have a game that combines the charm of a Pentagon briefing with the excitement of double-entry bookkeeping. I don't get it.
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