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Imagine A UN-Run Internet
Damon Dimmick writes "Small countries in the United Nations have been arguing to put the Internet under the control of the UN so that countries can more easily monitor (read: control) Internet content. It's on hold for now, but this could become a very real censorship problem, very soon. Some nations have gone so far as to suggest "monitoring boards" for internet content. Here is the link to the Financial Times article. It briefly describes the current situation. Just something to keep an eye on."
Some people use thier Mod points as Censor points, attempting to move posts they consider politically incorrect below reader thresholds. They have the same mentality as the governments that are pushing for controls on the internet and cultures.
Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est
I always thought the best joke was:
Q: What's brown and sticky?
A: A stick
Everybody dies frustrated and sad and that is beautiful
Q. What's brown and sits behind a piano?
A. Beethoven's last movement
Q. What's brown and steaming and comes backwards out of cows?
A. The Isle of Wight ferry (Cowes)
MrCreosote Meow!Thump!Meow!Thump!Meow!Thump! "You're right! There isn't enough room to swing a cat in here!"
*sniff*
I guess that's what you mean by 'the UN is like the Catholic Church'.
Perhaps I misunderstood, but isn't it policy in the US to deny welfare to long-term unemployed?
Given that in most cities people do not have the land or other resources to provide their own food without money, denying welfare is forcing people to take work, even if the wages are very low or the conditions are very bad.
To me, this looks like a policy of using food to force people into being cheap labour. The tragedy is that this isn't even partisan political - both major parties seem to condone this state of affairs. The victims don't even have the hope of political reform.