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Originally posted by Mike Rush
These freedoms we enjoy are not free. They must be defended from those who, given a chance, would take them away.
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First, please allow me to personally thank you for your response. It is one of the most well put and least absurd replies I have seen.
Addressing the single quoted part of the post, a few specific things come to mind...
The Patriot Act (specifc the the US Government, and intelligence / law enforcement agencies):
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveilla...riot_bill.html
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveilla..._analysis.html
http://www.ala.org/washoff/patriot.html
http://www.aclu.org/congress/l110101a.html
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RL31377.pdf
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (specific to the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America):
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/
http://www.educause.edu/issues/dmca.html
http://slashdot.org/features/00/03/04/1133254.shtml
http://www.ala.org/washoff/dmca.html
It seems to me that the above quoted statement can be interpreted in more than just a single way. The MPAA and the RIAA seem to have the objective of restricting every American's freedom in the name of greed. Who says we should call in the military and take them off of their corperate thrones by force? I'm not sure I'd disagree, if the opportunity arose...
I still love freedom, but I believe there are a few more pressing issues, when it comes to the safety and wellfare of American citizens than a dude (and even his army) in the desert half a world away. I am not a proponent of isolationism (though I understand how one could interpret my previous posts in that way), but I still see a few much more dire situations on the home front...
Greed, oppression, ignorance, bigotry. These are a few of my most despised things.