Stand Together: The Gaming Community vs. SOPA/PIPA
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I AM FOR A FREE AND OPEN INTERNET.
DO you hear us, Congress?
Stand together today as a community and as a country and oppose PIPA and demand SOPA be left dead and not in a coma. Our freedom of expression, creativity and free speech are being threatened by those with the power and money to shut the Internet down to protect their own profits.
The Internet is the peoples' agora. KEEP IT FREE!
I will only be posting about PIPA today and voting all posts about it UP.
Please vote this up!
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JanforGore
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I hope doing this here on Current today made some difference.
- 4 months ago
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JanforGore
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skybluskyblue
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Will everyone keep hitting SOPA, PIPA down each time some legislator tries to sneak in a resurrection for them or renames them, or otherwise sneak them in, for example, some defense authorization bill etc.? ?
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skybluskyblue
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mikeadempsey96
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skybluskyblue:
....long pause.........yep!
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mikeadempsey96
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TanzaniteDiamonds
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The Internet is the most amazing thing!
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQI6r_kc3ZE
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TanzaniteDiamonds
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Georgia_Jim
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I think both Dems and Republicans hate these bills and have let the congress know they hate it and will vote them out if they pass these bills. From what I have witnessed today both sides are pissed about this Corporate take over of the Internet.
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Georgia_Jim
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MotherForTruth
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SOPA/PIPA are Top 7 posts! Current community you are awesome!
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MotherForTruth
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SoupyMan [removed]
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SoupyMan [removed]
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JanforGore
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SoupyMan:
And where do you see oppositon to that being addressed? It should be punishment of the guilty but not at the expense of everyone else's freedom. These bills do not accomplish that.
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JanforGore
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SoupyMan [removed]
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JanforGore: This comment was removed as a violation of community guidelines.
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SoupyMan [removed]
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JanforGore
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SoupyMan:
I know it doesn't address these particular bills which do not adequately address the protection of all of our freedom to use the Internet. Are you condemning people for speaking out against censorship? Perhaps you need to actually read the bills and the context behind all of this.
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JanforGore
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TanzaniteDiamonds
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SoupyMan:
Kind of ironic that you're posting a story from Huffington; a site which promotes so much censorship.
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TanzaniteDiamonds
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JanforGore
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http://www.computerworld.com/slideshow/detail/26885/Samples-of-SOPA-blackout-sit...
Slideshow of some blacked out sites. I like the one that says PIPA/SOPA... how about NOPA.
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JanforGore
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Leen61
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Well...my goodness. Look what that asshole Chris Dodd said about today's Internet Blackout.
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/01/dodd-to-internet-you-and-your-blackout-can-d...
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Leen61
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Leen61:
Great catch, Leen.
Dodd is such a tool. Such a predictable tool.
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attilatheblond
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Leen61
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attilatheblond:
Thanks, attila. You're so correct about Dodd being a tool. I think HE can drop dead.
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Leen61
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TanzaniteDiamonds
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Leen61:
Thanks, Leen!
HA! What is he afraid of? How pathetic of him.
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TanzaniteDiamonds
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Leen61
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TanzaniteDiamonds:
Pathetic indeed. Keep in mind he's a lobbyist.
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Leen61
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TanzaniteDiamonds
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Leen61:
Indeed, Leen.
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TanzaniteDiamonds
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JanforGore
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Leen61:
I posted that in the other thread earlier as well.
http://current.com/entertainment/movies/93622677_sopa-pipa-how-we-got-here-and-w...
He's the chairman of the MPAA so of course he doesn't like it. Tough __on him.
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JanforGore
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Leen61
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JanforGore:
"He's the chairman of the MPAA so of course he doesn't like it. Tough __on him"
I agree Jan.
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Leen61
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Leen61:
I am glad to hear that Chris Dodd heard Americans loud and clear NO SOPA, NO PIPA. The blackout made him angry and Americans are not happy with our government.
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MotherForTruth
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MotherForTruth:
Dodd can jam it up his bought and paid for ass!
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Leen61
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JanforGore
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia has a way to contact Congress on its blacked out front page today.
Thomas Jefferson approves.;-)
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JanforGore
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JanforGore
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http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/anti-piracy-legislation-must-balance-copyrig...
Congress indeed has a balancing act to perform in crafting a bill that punishes the guilty while respecting the rights of the innocent. SOPA and PIPA are not those bills.
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JanforGore
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pjacobs51
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Done, done and done . . .
good post Jan, thanks!
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pjacobs51
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JanforGore
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pjacobs51:
Thank you.
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JanforGore
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JanforGore
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Almost half of the frontpage is about SOPA/PIPA. Way to go Current community.
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JanforGore
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JangoFetish
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if SOPA passes I will demand a major discount on my internet!
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JangoFetish
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MotherForTruth
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Check out the letters to Congressmen across US.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issuesaction/lettersearch/?offset=0&leng... - 4 months ago
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MotherForTruth
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JanforGore
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http://americancensorship.org/supporters.html
See list of supporters.
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JanforGore
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MotherForTruth
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JanforGore:
WOW! Here is what we can do together!
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MotherForTruth
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VFORVENDETTA
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Signed.
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MotherForTruth
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4 out of 10 are top posts on Community! Keep it up Current!
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MotherForTruth
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MotherForTruth:
Good to see many voices in this. They are needed now.
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JanforGore
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remanns
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todays's google doodle
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https://www.google.com/click on the "google doodle" for today ! - it leads to
https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ - 4 months ago
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remanns
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remanns
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related at " c u r r e n t " >
" STOP THE SOPA ACT! "
http://current.com/community/93622743_stop-the-sopa-act.htm - 4 months ago
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remanns:
Thank you for posting this!
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remanns:
ALSO related -
" What you're saying about SOPA and PIPA "
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http://current.com/blog/93621943_what-youre-saying-about-sopa-and-pipa.htm - 4 months ago
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SIBob
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The Democrats are as upset about criticisms aimed at them from the bloggers as the slimy Republicans are. That is at the heart of the two proposed bills, shutting us up. We can't let this happen. If they pull it off it's time to take everything outdoors as our collective backs will then be to the wall. And, judging my "Mr. Compromise's" past actions, (Obama), we can't believe anything he says. These days Democrats are Republicans in sheep's clothing anyway, for the most part. Be prepared for a very "exciting" spring. I can just see the politicians shooting themselves in the foot with this one. It will backfire on them, to be sure, and it will be the final straw for many who are sitting on the sidelines now. http://sibob.org/wordpress/
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SIBob
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MotherForTruth
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SIBob:
Democrats and Republicans are all politicians and none will lobby for and average American. Americans have to unite to lobby for our rights!
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SIBob:
Between this and the NDAA we would surely be hamstrung.
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JanforGore
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JanforGore:
We will have to find a way, even if, heaven forbid, we have to go back to snail mail. (Actually, the USPS could use the business, they are on the verge of going under.) But, my point is, it might get worse before it gets better, hang in there like a Wisconsinite. They know how to keep their eyes on the prize. Just ask Scott Walker, who is looking down the nose of the recall gun. One way or the other, we will get our internet back, (if it goes away), or there will be hell to pay.
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SIBob
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MotherForTruth:
Yes, we have to get it together, and this is a unique opportunity to unite people of all colors and ethnic backgrounds under the banner of the 99%. We have more in common than we have in differences. It's about time the working class wised up and stopped playing competitive games. The people on top have it in mind to grab everything. It is up to us to stop them.
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SIBob
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MotherForTruth
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SIBob:
Americans must learn to stand up for our rights and unite!
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MotherForTruth
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MotherForTruth
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Hooray Jan! This post is number 1 in on the Community group!
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MotherForTruth
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MotherForTruth:
Hope it starts a trend today. Occupy PIPA!
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JanforGore
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JanforGore:
Very encouraging trend indeed.
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MotherForTruth
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Is Obama's word that he will veto SOPA and PIPA as good as his word that he would veto the NDAA?
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Radical_Centrist
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remanns
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DOWN E3 - even though there ARE some things that will be truly missed.
"Featured" at "Culture". Yepper.p.s. WE MUST ALL STAND TOGETHER ! ( as close together as we can )
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remanns
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remanns
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GAMER GEEKS UNITE ! +^d
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remanns
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remanns:
Great punchline!
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MotherForTruth
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JanforGore
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http://current.com/entertainment/comedy/93620188_current-community-protests-sopa...
More information in this thread.
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JanforGore
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JangoFetish
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Internet is not free I pay like $60 a month!
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JangoFetish
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JangoFetish:
Free in the higher concept.
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JanforGore
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JanforGore:
Thanks for clarifying but I was making a joke. lol a poor one at that i guess!
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JanforGore
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JangoFetish:
No problem. ;-) And actually what you said is no joke for many who pay too much for access and those who don't have it.
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JanforGore
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http://current.com/entertainment/movies/93622677_sopa-pipa-how-we-got-here-and-w...
Time to stop lobbying for the 1% and start respecting the rights of all Americans.
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JanforGore
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Truthitswhatsfordinner
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Did read somewhere here on current yesterday that SOPA was already dead in that Cantor said it won't be brought to the floor for a bill? If so, that's at least half the battle. Now if we can get the Senate to do right by the people......
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Truthitswhatsfordinner
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JanforGore
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Truthitswhatsfordinner:
Like I trust him. They will just rewrite it and give it a different name like they did SOPA which was known as COICA previously. We need to be vigilant.
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JanforGore
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Truthitswhatsfordinner:
Congress and Senate bills hibernate but do not die. When resurface they are often re-packaged.
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MotherForTruth
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Leen61
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Great video, Jan! I stand with the participants in this video, too. The interent is our last place for true, free speech. Michael Moore went dark today. Here's the letter I got in my e-mail. I agree with his reasons why Congress wants to shut down the internet.
"STOP SOPA: Why MichaelMoore.com Will Be Blacked Out Wednesday, January 18th ...a note from Michael Moore
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Friends,
My websites MichaelMoore.com and Mike's High School Newspaper will both be going dark for 24 hours starting at midnight tonight in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act now before Congress. I'm proud to join with Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing Boing and thousands of websites in this action to raise awareness of this huge threat to an open internet.
I think we all knew that the powers-that-be would eventually try to kill the world wide web as we've come to know and love it. I'm sure it's just an accident that these bills are being proposed after a year where uprisings around the world were literally started on the internet. This is a scary device to those in power and I'm sure they rue the day they allowed us to talk freely to each other. They weren't thinking about the revolution that would cause -- they just saw it as a way to sell more stuff. Oops. And now they want to rein it in.
Please take the time to learn about SOPA (and its twin Senate bill, PIPA) and then call AND fax AND email your Representative and Senators tomorrow. Let's melt their phone lines and computers. We've got to use the internet while we still can to organize, fight back and stop this.
The good news is the Obama administration says it doesn't support the bills in their current form (but he said that about the National Defense Authorization Act -- and then went ahead and signed it after changes that still left its most dangerous provisions intact).
We can win this. But we've got to pour it on right now. I'll see you on the other side tomorrow night at midnight! "
Yours,
Michael Moore
MMFlint@MichaelMoore.com
@MMFlint
MichaelMoore.com - 4 months ago
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Leen61
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JanforGore
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Leen61:
"The good news is the Obama administration says it doesn't support the bills in their current form (but he said that about the National Defense Authorization Act -- and then went ahead and signed it after changes that still left its most dangerous provisions intact)."
Don't you just love it when politicians always add that phrase, "in its current form." Just more doubletalk masking that they really support it.
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JanforGore
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JanforGore:
Lawyers are good at that.
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JanforGore:
Exactly, Jan. I hear you and I like how Michael Moore made that point. He knows Obama can not be trusted.
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Leen61
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JanforGore
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It's on.
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JanforGore
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JanforGore:
We will not be silenced! NO PIPA, NO SOPA
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