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Tempers Flare Over Ill-Tempered Sword Remarks
msaulters writes "The Austin American Statesman is reporting on Daniel Watson, a Hays County swordsmith who is suing a group of San Francisco-based techies, charging that they extorted him by posting negative comments regarding his sword-making business on the discussion forums they host and then offering to clamp down on such comments if he bought advertising with them. On the one hand, this sounds very chilling, as the defendants, Sword Forum International, are very well-known and respected in the world of sword-making, and abuse of that position would be very un-cool. On the other hand, they make some valid points in the article, and historically, the ability to express your opinions freely online is one aspect of the internet that arguably should never be curtailed."
7) What the hell does Jingoism have to do with any of this? I don't think I've ever seen anyone on /. use any variant of the word until now. I'm not sure 99% of /.'ers out there even know it's meaning.
[ironic smirk]Jingoism is obviously extreme nationalism, as any red-blooded American knows. The UN would supress America's knowledge of Jingoism and that is why they ought to be given the boot along with all the other foreign nationals![/ironic smirk]
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