One of the sites on Rantlister, “The Rantings of a Ninja Viking,” was shut down by Blogspot, due to a Terms of Service violation. While this was merely a violation of the host’s policy, it brings to light an important issue, internet censorship.
Right now, it’s just certain hosts telling us we can’t use their service to post “hate speech” or any derogatory or inflammatory content. But what’s to stop a government agency or someone like the United Nations from stepping in and trying to regulate the internet? Who has the right to tell us what we can and cannot say online? If corporations like Google and the Church of Scientology have their way, “offensive content” would be illegal, and if you wanted to own a website, you would have to get a “permit,” (which would cost you, of course). Are we as ranters going to allow our right to publicly vent to be taken away in favor of protecting those who are oversensitive?
“But what can I do to protect free speech?” EDUCATE YOURSELF AND OTHERS! Let others know what is going on, starting with educating people about how Google is working with the Chinese government to stifle free speech in China. We cannot allow the most basic of human rights to be trampled because someone somewhere might be “offended” by hearing or reading something they don’t agree with.
Support free speech!
I don’t understand why the staff complains about Wordpress. It’s so easy, a caveman could do it. Anyway, here’s your update for Monday, May 12th:
1 Update
- I’m Fired! (I feel for this guy, having to work for idiots who continuously cut corners to save a few bucks.)
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A Bunch of Updates
k, since the staff is busy, they’ve given me the power to post updates. I’m Angry_Jerk, or AJ for short. My site is the first one on the list because I’m so fucking rad. Either that or it’s alphabetized. Any, since I have no life, you’re going to see more updates. Updates will be posted twice a week, Mondays and Thursdays. So here’s the list of updates for May 8th, 2008.
2 Updates (Also, new layout)
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Assload of Updates
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A Bajillion Updates
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1 Update (Also, new URL)
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I went to the movies yesterday, and instead of the standard ‘guess the movie’ crap they show before the previews, they subjected us to 15 minutes of ‘green’ material. A short flick by Johnny K. detailing how CFL bulbs are better than incandescent. A short film about carbon footprints. Crap crap crap. Let’s take into account the fact that CFL’s are more dangerous to the environment and the people using them then standard bulbs, and the government is trying to start a new agency to deal with their safe disposal. Stop and think for a moment that some of the largest ‘carbon footprints’ are left behind by these pointy headed PRIVATE JET USING know-nothings. And let’s please not forget that - even without the Kyoto protocols - the Earth lost a FULL DEGREE in mean temperature last year!
I can guarantee with almost 100% certainty that were this not an election year, at most there would have been only a few moments of this ‘global climate crisis’ garbage. It was straight up propaganda intended to make the audience feel as if the sky was falling, knowing full well Democrats are viewed by this shallow minded populace as the ’saviors’ of the planet. It’s supposed to make you feel it’s OK for them to raise your taxes so they can ’save’ the planet. Never mind the Earth’s dynamic environment that went through ice ages and super hot periods, all without an SUV in sight! When I take my wife and kids to see Drillbit Taylor, I do not want to be lambasted by environmentalist propaganda! Let’s not forget one more majorly important factor in all this:
I’m part of the population that hasn’t been duped by the so called climate crisis, and I don’t care to listen to that crap when I just spent 50 dollars at your theater to watch a fucking movie! And Hollywood can’t figure out why attendance is down so bad. Morons.
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