I'm on the opposite side here, because that knife cuts both ways. The only people who shouldn't be able to jump your shit for what you say is the government. His host wants to drop him for it?...
I'm on the opposite side here, because that knife cuts both ways. The only people who shouldn't be able to jump your shit for what you say is the government.
His host wants to drop him for it? That's cool.
Mail relays want to blacklist his domain? Right on, man.
His domain registrar wants him gone for it? Hell yeah.
The fucking Department of Defense wants to legally punish him for it? Absolutely not.
If it was persistent harassment, that's one thing, but the story presented by the subpoena doesn't come close to that. We can deny assholes and racists a platform without legally prosecuting them.
Like I said, that knife cuts both ways. The US government is essentially suffering from a split-personality disorder. When considering a new piece of criminal legislation, you have to think of...
Like I said, that knife cuts both ways. The US government is essentially suffering from a split-personality disorder. When considering a new piece of criminal legislation, you have to think of ways it could be abused. A law that works well under Personality A could be a weapon of mass destruction under Personality B. I personally believe that giving any extra powers to the government while this tremendous political divide is in place would be a terrible idea.
Just to be clear, I'm not defending these assholes at all. I just recognize that my views can be considered just as radical as theirs, and all it takes is one election to make it a crime to speak my thoughts.
A user sent "insulting and prejudicial comments" to a DoD employee, so they served them with a subpoena.
I don't think this needs to be marked NSFW
I wasn't entirely sure. I personally wouldn't want my boss seeing "cock.li" on my screen.
I'm on the opposite side here, because that knife cuts both ways. The only people who shouldn't be able to jump your shit for what you say is the government.
His host wants to drop him for it? That's cool.
Mail relays want to blacklist his domain? Right on, man.
His domain registrar wants him gone for it? Hell yeah.
The fucking Department of Defense wants to legally punish him for it? Absolutely not.
If it was persistent harassment, that's one thing, but the story presented by the subpoena doesn't come close to that. We can deny assholes and racists a platform without legally prosecuting them.
Like I said, that knife cuts both ways. The US government is essentially suffering from a split-personality disorder. When considering a new piece of criminal legislation, you have to think of ways it could be abused. A law that works well under Personality A could be a weapon of mass destruction under Personality B. I personally believe that giving any extra powers to the government while this tremendous political divide is in place would be a terrible idea.
Just to be clear, I'm not defending these assholes at all. I just recognize that my views can be considered just as radical as theirs, and all it takes is one election to make it a crime to speak my thoughts.
This is funny and sad.