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avevale_intelligencerOkay, going from bemused to outright croggled.
Come on, people. When did blogging become a basic human right? If you're that worried about it, don't do it. Or do it somewhere else, and wait for *that* private company to be sold to someone whose face you don't like. Sooner or later, in this glorious free-market world we have, it happens to all of them.
As I just said somewhere else, instead of a bunch of American strangers reading our personal blogs, we'll now have a bunch of Russian strangers reading our personal blogs. I couldn't have any secrets on here then, and I can't have any now. What's the difference?
Anyway, back when everyone thought LJ was a good thing I bought a permanent account, and I'm not about to throw that money away just yet. It might be a good idea not to post any plans for new stealth bombers, formulae for horrendous biochemical weapons or compromising pictures of senior government officials in my comment threads, though. Just saying.
Note to people who think I'm condoning the eradication of free speech: speech is the thing you do with your mouth. Nobody has free speech everywhere they go--try shouting obscenities in the office, or advertising Sainsbury's in Waitrose, or singing opera in your local library. Writing is different from speech, as libel is different from slander. But, and it's a big but, if, and I say if, the Russian company that has bought LJ chooses to torpedo its profits and waste its money by interfering with the free expression of opinion among its customers, there are at the moment approximately a gazillion other places to go and express ourselves. Our precious freedom of speech (and I agree it is precious) is not harmed one whit as long as we live in countries where that right is guaranteed. (So that's America down the Swanee, then, if the Republicans do that "reexamining" they were talking about earlier in the year.)
Storm. Teacup. Look into it.
Come on, people. When did blogging become a basic human right? If you're that worried about it, don't do it. Or do it somewhere else, and wait for *that* private company to be sold to someone whose face you don't like. Sooner or later, in this glorious free-market world we have, it happens to all of them.
As I just said somewhere else, instead of a bunch of American strangers reading our personal blogs, we'll now have a bunch of Russian strangers reading our personal blogs. I couldn't have any secrets on here then, and I can't have any now. What's the difference?
Anyway, back when everyone thought LJ was a good thing I bought a permanent account, and I'm not about to throw that money away just yet. It might be a good idea not to post any plans for new stealth bombers, formulae for horrendous biochemical weapons or compromising pictures of senior government officials in my comment threads, though. Just saying.
Note to people who think I'm condoning the eradication of free speech: speech is the thing you do with your mouth. Nobody has free speech everywhere they go--try shouting obscenities in the office, or advertising Sainsbury's in Waitrose, or singing opera in your local library. Writing is different from speech, as libel is different from slander. But, and it's a big but, if, and I say if, the Russian company that has bought LJ chooses to torpedo its profits and waste its money by interfering with the free expression of opinion among its customers, there are at the moment approximately a gazillion other places to go and express ourselves. Our precious freedom of speech (and I agree it is precious) is not harmed one whit as long as we live in countries where that right is guaranteed. (So that's America down the Swanee, then, if the Republicans do that "reexamining" they were talking about earlier in the year.)
Storm. Teacup. Look into it.
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Date: 2007-12-04 05:49 pm (UTC)Of course, there are days that I think LJ could promote World Peace and people would assume there was a secret hidden agenda.