The purpose of this website is to raise awareness about internet censorship and get people to act upon it. Adding the javascript to your website is all about directing people to Amnesty's for more information. Amnesty is not trying to hide that fact. I don't think that's cynical at all.
I find the Economist does have interesting and relavent articles and is far less biased than other publications. Your descriptions, however, suggest anything but unbiased articles.
written from a balanced, business-oriented perspective
'flaky, radical, pinko strategy not related to the competitive marketplace'
Hollywood movies have been bad for a long, long time.
So ask yourself this. Why do you keep watching them? Or, more importantly, do you watch anything other than Hollywood movies? The reason Hollywood studios continue to make such bad movies is that they know people are hooked on formula.
Why don't you try foreign or independent movies (i.e. non-Hollywood) for a change?
You don't because:
They're too weird.
They don't seem to have a story.
Nothing happens in them.
There's no action, special effects, etc.
Subtitles suck.
etc.
These are all valid reasons, if that's how you feel. Like all things, there is plenty of crap out there. But if you never try, ask yourself why. You really are missing out on some good movies. Like it or not, what you are really saying is that you want *some* formula. Hollywood is willing to bet on it. Hollywood is supremely confident that most people will continue to exclusively watch their movies. Are you one of them?
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The purpose of this website is to raise awareness about internet censorship and get people to act upon it. Adding the javascript to your website is all about directing people to Amnesty's for more information. Amnesty is not trying to hide that fact. I don't think that's cynical at all.
Sir,
I find the Economist does have interesting and relavent articles and is far less biased than other publications. Your descriptions, however, suggest anything but unbiased articles.
Hollywood movies have been bad for a long, long time. So ask yourself this. Why do you keep watching them? Or, more importantly, do you watch anything other than Hollywood movies? The reason Hollywood studios continue to make such bad movies is that they know people are hooked on formula. Why don't you try foreign or independent movies (i.e. non-Hollywood) for a change? You don't because: They're too weird. They don't seem to have a story. Nothing happens in them. There's no action, special effects, etc. Subtitles suck. etc. These are all valid reasons, if that's how you feel. Like all things, there is plenty of crap out there. But if you never try, ask yourself why. You really are missing out on some good movies. Like it or not, what you are really saying is that you want *some* formula. Hollywood is willing to bet on it. Hollywood is supremely confident that most people will continue to exclusively watch their movies. Are you one of them?