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Originally Posted by teh603
This is what I've never been able to convince my dad's Tea Party friends of. They're still living in the Clinton era, expecting the US to be turned over to some kind of neo-Stalinist autocracy that they're going to have to take up arms and fight a civil war against, in defense of of "free enterprise."
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neither are great considering how closely in cahoots they are but in my life i've been unaware of any outright censorship from the government but white washed stories on corporate wrong doing are a dime a dozen.
as to the topic-
Reddit admins announce January 18 blackout to protest SOPA
"The Internet has been rumbling and mobilizing in response to SOPA. One of the latest acts of protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act is a planned blackout by social website reddit on January 18.
Reddit admins announced the plan in a blog post on Tuesday. The post acknowledged the activism by redditors in the fight against “powerful forces trying to censor the Internet.” However, the admins explained that it was time for the next stage of the fight, and they’ve decided they will be blacking out reddit on January 18. The blackout will last all day from 8am to 8pm Eastern Standard Time.
Instead of the normal reddit gumbo, visitors will be treated to a message about the impact of the PIPA/SOPA legislation on sites such as reddit. Along with the message will be links to resources for visitors to research the legislation. Reddit will also be showcasing a live video stream of “Internet entrepreneurs and technical experts” testifying at the House hearing. And for those of you looking for activist activities, like meetups or campaigns against PIPA/SOPA, reddit will be spotlighting these that day."
http://news.yahoo.com/reddit-admins-...062713699.html
i'd love for a heavy hitter like amazon to do it too but i don't think they've got the testicular fortitude to deal with the issues caused by ignoramous customers that would result.