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Believe me, I fight for what I believe in. I wouldn't have the galls to post this knowing there might be some backlash if I didn't have some balls. Note I'm als

Believe me, I fight for what I believe in. I wouldn't have the galls to post this knowing there might be some backlash if I didn't have some balls. Note I'm also doing so under my real name. I don't disagree with the shadiness that various companies have chose to carried themselves by. And there certainly a lot of reasons to be angry and upset. I agree with you that there are a lot of fucked up shit going on out there. But you're now mixing two totally separate arguments and taking advantage of the situation to tear GoDaddy a new asshole in the process. I am not defending them (this isn't about them specifically either) nor do I honestly give a shit about their business. My original intent with this post stands. The goal and sole focus was and still should be to educate others on SOPA, get the word out, and oppose it from happening. Not take out everyone/company along the way. That's unnecessary and irrelevant collateral damage coupled with a lot of anger from a multitude of things combined.

ChrisNorstrom 15y ago
I see. Sorry I got carried away then. The problem with the public is that they don't want to be educated. Scientists and logicians have tried for decades to educate the public and they still deny evolution and global climate change. The public can only be scared shitless into things or "infotained" by public displays of drama and shock. That's how congress get us into wars and pointless "security theater" strip searches and hand swabs at the airport. Which do you think would catch the -> average <- person's attention: (note: the average YouTube kitten watching, tv couch potato, "who's Carl Segan?", "I didn't come from no monkey", person) 1) Congress is voting on a law called SOPA which censors the US internet and can completely destroy free speech, fair use content, youtube, and fair file sharing. 2) Did you hear what happened to Godaddy? They supported some SOPA law on censoring the internet and got their ass beat. Now they're on damage control, etc....
- steventruong 15y ago
  Agreed.

ChrisNorstrom 15y ago

I see. Sorry I got carried away then. The problem with the public is that they don't want to be educated. Scientists and logicians have tried for decades to educate the public and they still deny evolution and global climate change. The public can only be scared shitless into things or "infotained" by public displays of drama and shock. That's how congress get us into wars and pointless "security theater" strip searches and hand swabs at the airport. Which do you think would catch the -> average <- person's attention: (note: the average YouTube kitten watching, tv couch potato, "who's Carl Segan?", "I didn't come from no monkey", person) 1) Congress is voting on a law called SOPA which censors the US internet and can completely destroy free speech, fair use content, youtube, and fair file sharing. 2) Did you hear what happened to Godaddy? They supported some SOPA law on censoring the internet and got their ass beat. Now they're on damage control, etc....

steventruong 15y ago
Agreed.