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No, not separate issues. Our government are hypocrites because they work to undermine censorship imposed by foreign governments on their respective populations
by nate_meurer 15y ago
No, not separate issues. Our government are hypocrites because they work to undermine censorship imposed by foreign governments on their respective populations, while at the same time imposing censorship on their own people for nothing more than "unauthorized viewing" of Battlestar Galactica.
Or perhaps you think Battlestar Galactica is actually a better reason to censor and oppress than, say, the threat of riots and political unrest. Not being snarky; I really can't tell from your comment.
- true_religion 15y agoThat's a poor implication. Censoring an entertainment television show is not as oppressive to the general public as censoring political discussion. If you censor political discussion, you can't even talk about how bad it is to censor anything---televisions shows included.
- nate_meurer 15y agoI never made such a judgement. I would agree that, in general terms, censorship of political speach represents a greater degree of oppression. However, that's not to dismiss the oppressiveness of our current copyright regime, where the content industries are lobbying for even non-commercial infringement to be criminalized, and our government seems largely willing to go along.