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True. There's been quite an outcry, it seems to me. What's more, should this legislation ever get passed, it will surely be challenged in court. It's entirely p
by pmccool 16y ago
True. There's been quite an outcry, it seems to me. What's more, should this legislation ever get passed, it will surely be challenged in court. It's entirely possible such a challenge would succeed.
So, dodgy legislation under threat from irate voters and an independent judiciary. Nothing too concerning there.
- TeHCrAzY 16y agoI can only speak for myself, but it seems common place within my "non-technical" sphere of friends and family to have the vague idea that a) the filter is a merely politicians beating their chests and b) it wont really go anywhere substantial.
- pmccool 16y agoI'd agree with that. I myself suspect it's nothing more than an attempt to placate the likes of Steve Fielding.
- andyjdavis 16y agoWhilst it wont really go anywhere substantial I still find it alarming that it can even be seriously talked about. I find it alarming that experts in the area are ignored. I find it alarming that fear and ignorance are being used to stir people up. Whenever I hear politicians talk about protecting the county/children/us from foreigners/drugs/paedophiles/criminals/whatever it always reminds me of this quote from Hermann Goering (a senior nazi) "it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." I worry that all it would take is one or two Internet related incidents, a murdered child, something like that, and that would create enough fear for people to go along with this.