Brickbat: It's the Law
The Ecuadoran government is using U.S. law to silence its critics. The government is filing complaints under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, claiming copyright violations against videos and posts critical of the government. Websites hosting the material automatically take it down. Those who posted the material are generally able to get it reinstated, but that takes time and effort.
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“Correa likes to sell himself as a progressive, a leftist, but his behavior could hardly be more reactionary,” he added.”
Isn’t this how leftists behave anyway? ‘Reactionist’ that is.
The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected. — G. K. Chesterton
In other shocking news, the sun rose in the east this morning.
May not be on an AM/PM Link, nonetheless, I shall tell my grandchildren of this day.
Like the Holocaust, I will deny this ever happened.
You know who else sold himself as a progressive?
Poncho Villa?
Ming The Merciless?
Flo?
sooooo, anyone catch the world series last night?
No, what’s that show about? And why did they run a marathon of it?
Speaking of run plays…
A banana republic dictator prefers US law for his censorship needs? The local Proggies deserve a victory lap for that feat.
Sometimes dude you jsut have to roll with it.
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