Yahoo,the new enemies of freedom

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How can anyone with a clear consience sign an agreement with the Chinese government agreeing to restrict free speech?

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    andersanders Posts: 6,523member
    [quote]Originally posted by Rick1138:

    <strong><a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2002/07/15/china/index.html"; target="_blank">http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2002/07/15/china/index.html</a>;





    How can anyone with a clear consience sign an agreement with the Chinese government agreeing to restrict free speech?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I got this Lisa Minelli tune in my head and I just cant get it out. Something about something that makes the world go round <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
  • Reply 2 of 8
    stroszekstroszek Posts: 801member
    [quote]Originally posted by FellowshipChurch iBook:

    <strong>Just Sick.. Thought control is a Crime!

    Peace </strong><hr></blockquote>

    Not trying to chage the subject, or anything, but isn't religion a form of thought control?



    Now back to the subject, I couldn't get the link to work. Is there a problem with it, or is my computer just ****ed up?
  • Reply 3 of 8
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Man, how dare they. What's next, are they refer to God all over and violate the Constitution? That would be awful!
  • Reply 4 of 8
    [quote]Originally posted by Stroszek:

    <strong>

    Not trying to chage the subject, or anything, but isn't religion a form of thought control?

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    It could be, but not state forced thought control. Voluntary religion and governments using brutal force to inflict mind control are two very different things.
  • Reply 5 of 8
    vargasvargas Posts: 426member
    If anything religion can be the opposite of thought control in some cases. It can mean having to make some choices simply based upon listening to yourself.
  • Reply 6 of 8
    There's a lesson to be learned from the cold war with the Soviets. Too bad pragmatism is the new religion today. It has never prooved itself. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />



    mika.



    [ 07-18-2002: Message edited by: PC^KILLA ]</p>
  • Reply 7 of 8
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    [quote]Originally posted by PC^KILLA:

    <strong>There's a lesson to be learned from the cold war with the Soviets. Too bad pragmatism is the new religion today. It has never prooved itself. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />



    mika.



    [ 07-18-2002: Message edited by: PC^KILLA ]</strong><hr></blockquote>

    You've got it , pragmatism is the (new?) busisness religion
  • Reply 8 of 8
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    OK. . . in my book a censored version of a good thing is better than nothing at all.



    A lot of people say that the fax machine did a lot to kill the Soviet Union. People found ways to sneak in what they wanted. The Chinese with internet access are the educated ones, and I bet they know everything is censored.



    1) Censor the internet? Good luck.

    2) A taste of something good creates a desire for more. Quick information is good. More is better.



    I'm glad that yahoo is doing this, and I think it will only boost the gradual Chinese revolt against socialism and totalitarianism. You want what you don't have most of all.



    [ 07-19-2002: Message edited by: Splinemodel ]</p>
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