Boddy903 said:
I have an easier solution: Get rid of the whole dang Internet.
I mean, when you really think about it, the only way to shut up both groups is through pure nihilistic action. There are these great things called "CD's" and "Stereos." Heck, if you really searched, you could find these things called, "Walkmans." They're great for portable listening. Also on the cutting edge of technology are these things called libraries. Now, the idea sounds Farfetch'd, but you can actually go there, and read stuff in things called books!! Oh the wonder of classical technology!
Getting rid of the whole Internet doesn't solve any problems, it only makes more problems. By getting rid of the Internet that would strip EVERYONE of their freedom of speech online, stripping people of utilizing on e-commerce like eBay and Amazon.com, and much more. This is censorship to the highest degree, If SOPA passes then it would have dire consequences to not just the global economy but it would also ruin the lives of everyday people such as myself.
Boddy903 said:
Obviously, the above is a joke, but when you really think about it, would losing the internet really that bad of an outcome? You'll survive without your Netflix and your Facebook. And Pokemon will go back to the good old days when you didn't know what the heck a Scyther was, and if you wanted detailed information, you would go out and buy guides. I still buy guides actually. It's honestly much more handy than having to go on a computer, and locate it.
Pokemon going back to the good old days? You do realize the Pokemon franchise itself among millions of other franchises would die because of SOPA right? This bill negatively effects the Entertainment Industry to where it favors Hollywood and the Mainstream Music Industry more, heck this bill does more than that. Sure I understand that Online Piracy has put a major toll on the U.S Economy but this bill is allowing the U.S. Government to dictate our lives by blacklisting websites that are deemed illegal or If Servers are located outside the U.S., SOPA doesn't even need the use of a court of law or trial to do it. This just proves how dangerous it really is.
Next time why don't you put your money where your mouth is and realize that with the way society is nowadays people don't want to go back to the way society was where we were stuck with limited resources. I know technology shouldn't go too far but come on, the Internet has vastly improved society and has ushered an Information Age that was the best thing to happen to us in years. If you don't like how people use the Internet for success, business, or even for video gaming why don't you go get a time machine and travel back to the 90's before everyone didn't have PC's and laptop computers almost everywhere they went. Sure I loved the 90's growing up as a kid but I compare the technology we have now to then and we have more options now to enjoy ourselves than ever.
Let's pretend that SOPA is Iran and the Internet is Israel, now who would you support? I mean really. SOPA is like a nuclear warhead aiming straight toward the Internet and unless we do something to defend our freedoms and stop it from ruining society as we know it then it would allow too much control for the U.S. Government. It's bad enough that NDAA for 2012 recently passed which allows the U.S. Government to detain terrorists and U.S. civilians without a court of law or trial and unless we appeal NDAA then the U.S. might head down the road to a fascist dictatorship the likes we haven't seen since the Nazi Regime during WWII.
I found some more links against SOPA and PROTECT IP, I urge EVERYONE to view these links and fight back! Here are some videos you should watch that are informative.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDX8Lyl16Qs&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhwuXNv8fJM&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=f-hpgI0XFSg
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? Here’s some links I found for various petitions. Please check out each of these.
http://americancensorship.org/
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/pipa_sopa
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
http://act.boldprogressives.org/survey/survey_sopa_reddit/?source=bp
http://keepthewebopen.com/
http://campaigns.dailykos.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=53
https://action.eff.org/o/9042/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8173
http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet/?wLKMocb
http://www.house.gov/ (Enter your zipcode to find your representative)
Here’s a petition to get the bill vetoed! Create an account and sign this!
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/veto-sopa-bill-and-any-other-future-bills-threaten-diminish-free-flow-information/g3W1BscR
These two bills (SOPA and PIPA) both enjoy overwhelming support from Democrats and Republicans in Congress alike, and Obama has already said he would not veto these. Obama said he might consider vetoing NDAA but that's because he thinks it doesn't give him enough power, not because he is opposed to the idea of detaining anyone he wants indefinitely.
