China Orders E-Mail Screening

Greyfox writes: "According to this CNN article, China has ordered Internet providers to screen users' E-mails for subversive statements. See how fascist governments control the flow of information? Aren't you glad our government doesn't do this? Oh... Wait..."

Comments

Pnly the guilty need worry.

[nagora]

Of course, who decides what "guilty" means is the real issue. Can any one say "Cuban military base"?

TWW

Re:The difference between China and the U.S. . . .

[dj28]

No, there's a BIG difference between what the USA and China does, and you would know that if you would have read the article. What you just said states your massive liberal bias that is found on the majority of this site. Such things that are not allowed in China's emails include violence or pornography. By the way, here's a more informative article: http://www.ananova.com/yournews/story/sm_498876.ht ml

Such things that are outlawed include "Outlawed writings include any that reveal state secrets, feature pornography and violence or advocate cults."

See the difference there? Thank you.

Re:IIRC...

[ImaLamer]

... huge!

Let's examine the doctrines to answer this question.

An extreme right would war on with opposing states to destroy them, and war wouldn't stop. Eventually the state, which is supreme, would turn inward to cleanse the public. Extreme right'rs believe that they are supreme for any number of reasons. Think of a King times 1000. Or even the state run by the Klan.

An extreme left would war with any states which oppose them. A state would be set up, and during a transition period that state would protect it's workers while taxes are increased to such a high rate. After this, and other states fall by their own demise, all the public would be equal. The state would dissolve when it comes to this point. The only thing the state would do is oversee the *correct* distribution of wealth.

I think that the 'circle' isn't there, but they meet in the middle the right way. Because of this, most of our western political systems seem to work well. We want freedom, possesions, but we want equal treatment under the law. Under fascism anyone deemed 'inferior' is destroyed. Under communism, everyone has the same rights, but nothing is unique. Neither system has truely been practiced on earth. At least not on a national scale. A 'commune' may work, and there are fascists walking around today trying to administer 'justice'.

Here is the political spectrum for your reference:

|Communism|Liberal|Center|Conservative|Fascist|

In fact, see my sig!