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Originally Posted by PornoDoggy
Uhhh ... while nothing would please me more than to believe that the scales have fallen from Mike's eyes and he has come to see the evil of his reactionary ways, there is absolutely NOTHING particularly "liberal" about defending civil liberties. Actual conservatives (as opposed to the neo-cons and other pseudofacists) are generally as concerned with them as lefties - and are sometimes, at least, more consistent about it.
I don't think a law like this will result in a knock on the door from a process server because somebody posts that Pepsi sucks (and it does - Coke rules). I do think that it open the door to abuse by companies overly-eager to protect their reputation or to squelch people from telling unpleasant truths.
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1. "there is absolutely NOTHING particularly "liberal" about defending civil liberties."
i agree. its a shame many republicans speak out against the patriot act and other laws which take away civil liberties by calling their opponents liberals and painting them as hippies. my comment above was a play on the tactics they use, a sarcastic one at that to show the errr of their ways. and isnt it that much more effective when you can use their same tactics against them when the time is right.
2. "I do think that it open the door to abuse by companies overly-eager to protect their reputation or to squelch people from telling unpleasant truths."
I disagree and I disagree with the knowledge of knowing how most boards are run, and some of these boards happen to be the biggest ones around. With that said, those boards are run as a free-for-all, i highly doubt they will seriously alter the ways they moderate after this law, past behavior predicts future behavior. the internet should be held to the same accountability as other offline press and medias.