Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Le Freedom
I was reading about bloggin' in Iran for my research paper....and realized how blessed we are in the United States; especially because of all the freedom we have to say and express what we think.
Iran, and like them, people in many other places are punished for expressing their thoughts (especially about religion or politics). Can you imagine what would happen to our society if such was the situation for us too?
Iran, and like them, people in many other places are punished for expressing their thoughts (especially about religion or politics). Can you imagine what would happen to our society if such was the situation for us too?
Good taste logs off online
AS a general rule, I don't watch snuff videos and I'm not into porn.
I don't find it entertaining and yet I suspect that if the footage of two of the most talked about videos at the moment – Craig McDermott expressing his love for his wife in a natural way and Steve Irwin's final minutes – appeared on the Internet I'd be one of the many checking it out.
Not only that, I'd probably email the link to friends and colleagues, who, as far as I'm aware, also aren't into snuff or porn, so they could enjoy the show. And I can admit this, because I know I'm not alone.
For some reason, when something is on the internet, our ability, or perhaps more to the point our desire, to self-censor switches off. From the privacy of our homes or workstations, we can log on and view images which we know in our hearts to be tasteless, offensive, or simply none of our business.
I don't find it entertaining and yet I suspect that if the footage of two of the most talked about videos at the moment – Craig McDermott expressing his love for his wife in a natural way and Steve Irwin's final minutes – appeared on the Internet I'd be one of the many checking it out.
Not only that, I'd probably email the link to friends and colleagues, who, as far as I'm aware, also aren't into snuff or porn, so they could enjoy the show. And I can admit this, because I know I'm not alone.
For some reason, when something is on the internet, our ability, or perhaps more to the point our desire, to self-censor switches off. From the privacy of our homes or workstations, we can log on and view images which we know in our hearts to be tasteless, offensive, or simply none of our business.
