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Declan McCullagh On Geek Activism

Posted by chrisd on from the declan-v-lessig dept.

die_jack_die writes "Declan McCullagh, formerly of Wired News, lately at News.com, has written an insightful piece about the realities of geek activism. Short version: spend your time coding, not lobbying. (You might also want to check out Politech , his mailing list for this sort of stuff.)" This in contrast to Lessigs call for more lobbying.

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  1. Re:Correction... by Skyshadow · · Score: 2, Flamebait
    It took me a couple of readings to convince myself that McCullagh's article wasn't parody.

    This stupid fuck apparently thinks that things worth fighting for should be easy to get, or that rights aren't won and secured on the backs and with the blood of people willing to fight for what they know is right.

    This guy is an embarressment to the profession of "web journalist", which is saying a lot in a world of Matt Drudges. I wonder if Declan would ever protect a source. Would he refuse a request from police? Would he refuse a subpoena? Would he go to prison to protect a source?

    I doubt it. Why? Because he's a coward.

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