Gag the Internet_Obama's new Tsar

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Obamas is flexing his Communitarian credentials and has appointed yet another freedom buster in his team. Thinking about some of the noises coming from both America and the UK regarding conspiracy theorists, we should well be worried by this kind of appointment. I'm thinking of the comments made in the recent BBC 7/7 mockumentary, regarding conspiracy theories spreading unrest in certain communities.

As I've said many times, this ridiculous crime of hurting peoples feelings, has now got a dedicated commander-in-chief, with unprecedented powers. From now on we will need to use coded terminology, if we want to point a finger or risk getting shut down.

Here's a snippet from the New York Post:
"Cass Sunstein, a Harvard Law professor who has been appointed to a shadowy post that will grant him powers that are merely mind-boggling, explicitly supports using the courts to impose a "chilling effect" on speech that might hurt someone's feelings. He thinks that the bloggers have been rampaging out of control and that new laws need to be written to corral them."

Read the rest here: http://www.nypost.com/seven/07112009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/gag_the_internet__178749.htm

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It should be noted that if this guy get his way, that Icke forums will cease to exist. His bugbear is what he calls 'group polarization', meaning groups with a common belief or set of beliefs. He apparently thinks that is dangerous and may need to be legislated against. I think this is very important and should be taken notice. Remember this guy has just been appointed, but he wrote this article in 2001!

Here's what he says:

"Group polarization is occurring every day on the Internet. Indeed, it is clear that the Internet is serving, for many, as a breeding ground for extremism, precisely because like-minded people are deliberating with one another, without hearing contrary views. Hate groups are the most obvious example. Consider one extremist group, the so-called Unorganized Militia, the armed wing of the Patriot movement, "which believes that the federal government is becoming increasingly dictatorial with its regulatory power over taxes, guns and land use." A crucial factor behind the growth of the Unorganized Militia "has been the use of computer networks," allowing members "to make contact quickly and easily with like-minded individuals to trade information, discuss current conspiracy theories, and organize events."4 (http://www.bostonreview.net/BR26.3/sunstein.html#4) The Unorganized Militia has a large number of websites, and those sites frequently offer links to related sites. It is clear that websites are being used to recruit new members and to allow like-minded people to speak with one another and to reinforce or strengthen existing convictions. It is also clear that the Internet is playing a crucial role in permitting people who would otherwise feel isolated and move on to something else to band together and spread rumors, many of them paranoid and hateful.

The full article here: http://www.bostonreview.net/BR26.3/sunstein.html

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I can't find a Michael Jackson angle for it, so maybe this youtube clip will make it easier to digest for you all. This is damn important.

Fairness Doctrine Comes To The Internet - YouTube