Jan 18- Sopa Strike

[Trigoma]

Well...if it has the possibility of getting Justin Beiber out of business...im all for it. But according to info, i dont think it has that potential. So...long live SOPA?

[Melody]

apparently not a lot of people like justin beiber.

[Bragoon]

Enough people like him for it to be worth someone's while to produce and manage for him, enough for him to be popular and make money.  That's really all that matters to some folks.  

For the record, I don't have anything against him personally (yet, we'll see what he does with himself in the future), I'm just not a fan of that type of music.


We'll see about the numbers.  We really don't know yet, and probably won't know until they vote on it.

[Trigoma]

it can also shut down facebook! yes!!!! i hate facebook...

[Melody]

I don't have facebook but I don't like it either.

As for beiber I'm not a  fan either.

[Bragoon]

That's very similar to the reasoning behind the bill in the first place.  Some people don't like one thing or another, so they'll do what they can to be rid of those things, even at the cost of freedom.

[Melody]

I wouldn't risk my freedom do rid of something I don't like, that's just insensible.

[Trigoma]

i really doubt internet freedom is necessary for living...eather way, this site wont get shut down, so im happy. I think the internet is a little TOO free...if you know wut i mean. Censorship? Go for it.

[Bragoon]

I've kind of worked myself into a corner with my argument here, since my opinions on this reflect my religious beliefs which I'd rather not fight about right now, but for the most part I agree with you, in most cases I wouldn't be willing to sacrifice freedom just because I don't like the pink flamingo in my neighbor's yard (this isn't a factual statement, I have nothing against real or fake flamingos).


What would you like restricted?  Why?  Is it because there are things you don't like on it?
What if the things that you like someone else dislikes?  If everyone restricted everything that they didn't like, no-one would have anything to do.

[Melody]

I say if it's because you don't like it overlook it, but if it is hurting you or other people for the richys to gain power, then something must be done.

[Bragoon]

I believe some things on the internet hurt me (or would hurt me if I looked at them), and do hurt people all the time.  Those are the things that I believe are wrong, the kind of thing that is inappropriate for this site. 

If a rich person is a wise, just person, then why would you want to wish them ill?  Not all rich people are bad, just like not all poor people are good. 

[Trigoma]

What would you like restricted? Ever been on youtube? Advertisements that need "censorship" advertising...well im sure you can guess.

Why? see above statement^

Is it because you dont like it? Sadly there are more bad ppl in the world then good ppl. I dont like it, but the majority opinion? You get the picture.

What if the things you like someone else dislikes? Well...theres nothing on the internet i really like. This site i like, but it wont get shut down. Youtube, i can live without. Facebook. Dont get me started.

Anyways i g2g to church. Peace.

[Bragoon]

Alas, I've got no ride to church tonight, otherwise I'd be there.  :I 

Anyways, yes, I have been on YouTube, and sure, there's lots of stuff on there that I wish wasn't, but there are lots of things that I'm glad for also.  It's a very convenient tool for me to use to find out whether I like a music artist or not, and it's also a helpful medium for new and aspiring artists to show their musical talent to people other than big-name production companies, who ware the type of people who want YouTube gone anyways.

Lots of people don't like church either, or God, but if they got rid of God and we got rid of the internet, where would we be?  That doesn't help us at all. 

[Melody]

I wasn't say all richys are bad, just the really greedy ones.

[Sheep-From-The-Red-Hill]

i really doubt internet freedom is necessary for living

It is for a lot of people, take away the internet and thousands of people are going to go broke.

This site i like, but it wont get shut down.

It actually could if one member posts an image from the redwall series since it may be considered copy right infringement.