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China Shuts Down 17,000 Internet Bars
Astin writes: "According to this article, Chinese authorities have shut down more than 17,000 Internet bars for failing to block Web sites considered subversive or pornographic. Out of the 94,000 Internet bars in China, 17,488 have been shut down and another 28,000 were ordered to install monitoring software soon. Of the 27 million Internet users in China, about 4.5 million rely on these bars. Foreign news organizations fall under the category of 'subversive'."
As I recall, it didn't work out so well.
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Didn't you know that CNN doesn't tell the whole truth? Capitalist pigs! Does not surprise me that China want's to shelter their people from the real world. That's how they try to keep everyone scared enough to be submissive.
"I think you know what I'm talkin' about, Mr. President; We're gonna kill us a mummy!" - Bruce Campbell as Elvis Presley
Is anyone surprised?
BTW, where can I get a high-resolution picture of that man standing in front of the tank in Tienanmen Square?
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
I'm sure I'll get flamed for this but what the heck? I've got karma to burn.
:)
I personally see no problem with prisoners being treated this way. They broke the law, why should my taxes have to pay for their upkeep? Sure they are restricted but they probably have a better life in prison than they do out on the street. And it doesn't matter what reasons they were locked up for. If you don't like the "war on drugs" then vote and change the law-- we can't go around breaking laws just because we don't like them. What if a group of people just decided that they would go on a killing spree because they thought the death penelty was an unfair punishment? Do you think we wouldn't give them the death penelty just because they were trying to make a statement???
And as for OSS its very doubtful that your conspirisary theory will come true. Software and drugs have very little to do with each other (regardless of that humorous post I saw yesterday, don't remember where it is now). And much of the government itself relies on OSS and any stupid law that Micro$oft might be able to put in place would most likely get struck down by the Supreme Court. If not our country would grind to a halt and well I'd move to Canada.
To stay somewhat on topic of the original article. How is this "Your rights online"? China doesn't guarentee rights to people (but I do hope this changes).
As far as our rights becoming like China's just look at the whole "War on Terror". Ashcroft has been summoned before the senate to answer questions about his proposals that would spy on us. Not everyone has lost their head, checks and balances still seem to be working.
As for your comment about Republican candidates receiving money... don't think for an instance that if their were a Democrat on the hill that anything would be any different. About the only thing different between our two major parties is who they steal from and who they lie to.
/rant
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By the way, did you vote in the last elections?
Yes, and I voted with the majority -- for Gore.