You know, I generally try to be strictly neutral in most matters. It actually takes more guts to say "I have considered both sides and I am neither for nor against...[XYZ]" then to hope issues go away or pick a side...
but
Let me just say this: even given the mess we have going on over here at the moment (Don't ask), I am sure glad I'm over here in Australia, and not over there in USA.
Where do I begin...
SOPA. (Not going there.)
Twitter Censorship. (Not touching that one either)
Double dip rescission. (Meanwhile, while Aussie land had a slowdown, we ended up without much of a problem.)
Sub prime mortgage crunch.
"Obma-care" (We have this little thing called Medicare. It works. ... Mostly. Public Health for all. It isn't perfect but that's what Private health funds are for.)
The whole Occupy movement thing. (Both sides are right, both sides are wrong. There is the Freedom of Expression, The Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Peaceful Assembly, but also the Right of Law Enforcement, and the rights of others such as Bystanders and Public Safety, take only one away and we get on very slippy and dangerous ground.)
Twitter being Subpoenaed. Link
Enemy Expatriation Act - Wiki link - Not yet gone through but give it time.
And then this: Cops comment attacking Internet hackers drawers anger, criticism. I spent the evening watching various parts of the net melt - mostly Twitter and various Facebook pages.
and the list goes on and on...
Sure... I know Everything is trying to kill me in Australia, and its a pest to get anything decent, and we're in the future, but at least it makes sense down here!
but
Let me just say this: even given the mess we have going on over here at the moment (Don't ask), I am sure glad I'm over here in Australia, and not over there in USA.
Where do I begin...
SOPA. (Not going there.)
Twitter Censorship. (Not touching that one either)
Double dip rescission. (Meanwhile, while Aussie land had a slowdown, we ended up without much of a problem.)
Sub prime mortgage crunch.
"Obma-care" (We have this little thing called Medicare. It works. ... Mostly. Public Health for all. It isn't perfect but that's what Private health funds are for.)
The whole Occupy movement thing. (Both sides are right, both sides are wrong. There is the Freedom of Expression, The Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Peaceful Assembly, but also the Right of Law Enforcement, and the rights of others such as Bystanders and Public Safety, take only one away and we get on very slippy and dangerous ground.)
Twitter being Subpoenaed. Link
Enemy Expatriation Act - Wiki link - Not yet gone through but give it time.
And then this: Cops comment attacking Internet hackers drawers anger, criticism. I spent the evening watching various parts of the net melt - mostly Twitter and various Facebook pages.
and the list goes on and on...
Sure... I know Everything is trying to kill me in Australia, and its a pest to get anything decent, and we're in the future, but at least it makes sense down here!