Yourself?

" this seems to be kenneth's blog with assorted snide comments"

LOL. And that's one of those snide comments :)

Kenneth, you really shouldn't let the censorship thing get you down. Though, god knows, even if you disclaim responsibility and invoke the sacred principle of Caveat Emptor, you will *still* get in trouble, as I should well know. So maybe you should abide by Caveat Venditor :) Move it once in a while, or something.

Something on censorship from my blog:

"I think censorship and muffling of people is very wrong. What can there possibly be that, when uttered, causes such grievous harm to someone that the utterer has to be muffled? If you don't like what you hear, just walk away or ignore the person. You certainly wouldn't want to be silenced for no good reason. The material that people desired censored may be offensive to some or many, but offence is in the mind of the beholder. Material that offends racial, religious or other groups may be banned wholesale because it is xenophobic or breeds hatred, but if it can be shown to be wrong, ludicrous and totally not based on fact, its case will collapse of its own accord. By banning something, you just show that you are afraid of it, and have no way to show that it is wrong. Perhaps that is because it, dare I say, has a grain of truth in it?

Freedom of speech is supposed to be had here, but of course there’s the clause about public health, order and morality. This qualifier can do wonders, for public interest is very broadly defined. It is noteworthy too that in the Soviet Union, freedom of speech was available – subject to the same restrictions.

Freedom of information may be a little idealistic, but, hell, it's one of the few ideals that cynical me holds to. Anyhow it doesn't exist not because its existence is unfeasible, but because malignant forces suppress it. And not everyone can obtain information freely - even in places with Internet Access, the Powers That Be clamp down vigorously on "undesirable" sites such as those exposing the true state of their countries (eg Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia) [NB: I'm rather proud of the fact that the SBA doesn't try to censor sites that give an alternate view of our country, at least not that I know of]"

Oh and this is a perfect template to drive unwelcome people away. Do you know just how CPU intensive rendering this blog is? I'm sure Screwed Up Girl's computer crashes whenever she visits this place.

posted by Agagooga @ 2:59 pm