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My apologies to those in the UK or elsewhere. I am looking into extending this to other countries but at the moment it is US only.
Monday, June 17, 2013
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
I apologize for a lengthy absence. I've been very concerned with getting "settled in" with a new agent and finishing up a new manuscript for him to "shop".
I'll try to do better in the future.
In the meantime, please watch something that in my opinion says everything that there is to be said about the state of the world today:
We Will Hold You to Account
I'll try to do better in the future.
In the meantime, please watch something that in my opinion says everything that there is to be said about the state of the world today:
We Will Hold You to Account
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Blogging and Censorship
It has come to my attention that several bloggers in Scotland have recently come under attack for openly criticizing politicians and journalists. They have even had their jobs threatened for their remarks. This is absolutely blatant censorship.
Mind you, none of their remarks have been proven untrue, although I suppose it might be hard to dispute being called a c*nt as a certain journalist was (more on that).
Consider that, while rude, this is something one might hear in any bar or political meeting in this country OR the UK, I have to say it causes me a lot of concern. I don't often post about politics, but freedom of speech is IMPORTANT.
We tend to take it especially for granted on the internet and in blogs. This may be a mistake. If you have or express an opinion that isn't mainstream, it isn't that hard to find out who a blogger is. Most of us make no secret of who we are, really.
It's a good idea to remember that what we say can be watched. We can be judged for it. And if you are saying something controversial--which we have EVERY right to do--you'd better be careful.
I am concerned about political bloggers such as Wardog and The Universality of Cheese being deliberately silenced by major newspapers so as to silence their political opinions. That both bloggers support independence for Scotland was NO accident. I rarely use an obscenity but I will repeat what was said by the Universality of Cheese. Euan McColm and his cohorts at the News of the World are indeed c*nts for attacking free speech.
This is a major assault on both freedom of speech and on blogging as a political tool.
As for independence for Scotland, that isn't really my business but I have great respect for the SNP and their leader the honorable Alex Salmond. As for their nationalist aspirations, I'll repeat H.D.S. Greenway from the Boston Globe on 11th March 2009:
"The SNP’s nationalism is based on citizenship, rather than on ethnicity, religion, or language..." National independence is an honorable goal shared by nations all over the world.
I only wish my Scottish friends the best and for their nation--whatever they want to make of it. And free of intimidation and trickery.
Mind you, none of their remarks have been proven untrue, although I suppose it might be hard to dispute being called a c*nt as a certain journalist was (more on that).
Consider that, while rude, this is something one might hear in any bar or political meeting in this country OR the UK, I have to say it causes me a lot of concern. I don't often post about politics, but freedom of speech is IMPORTANT.
We tend to take it especially for granted on the internet and in blogs. This may be a mistake. If you have or express an opinion that isn't mainstream, it isn't that hard to find out who a blogger is. Most of us make no secret of who we are, really.
It's a good idea to remember that what we say can be watched. We can be judged for it. And if you are saying something controversial--which we have EVERY right to do--you'd better be careful.
I am concerned about political bloggers such as Wardog and The Universality of Cheese being deliberately silenced by major newspapers so as to silence their political opinions. That both bloggers support independence for Scotland was NO accident. I rarely use an obscenity but I will repeat what was said by the Universality of Cheese. Euan McColm and his cohorts at the News of the World are indeed c*nts for attacking free speech.
This is a major assault on both freedom of speech and on blogging as a political tool.
As for independence for Scotland, that isn't really my business but I have great respect for the SNP and their leader the honorable Alex Salmond. As for their nationalist aspirations, I'll repeat H.D.S. Greenway from the Boston Globe on 11th March 2009:
"The SNP’s nationalism is based on citizenship, rather than on ethnicity, religion, or language..." National independence is an honorable goal shared by nations all over the world.
I only wish my Scottish friends the best and for their nation--whatever they want to make of it. And free of intimidation and trickery.
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