Ostensibly tongue-in-cheek, the latest Downfall mashup conveys much of the truth and rage that characterizes the sane response to our absurd reality. They may win a few battles, but they will lose the war. There is no going back.
If you’d like to learn more about SOPA/Protect IP, please refer to the video and links at the bottom of the post.
How could this even be up for a vote!? Why isn’t this on every front page of a newspaper!?
First, the U.S. Supreme Court says corporations are people. Now, corporations can censor people…
It’s been almost two decades. The MPAA/RIAA still haven’t figured out the Internet. Piracy is a service problem. The way to defeat piracy is to provide a better service than the pirates, not take a shit on the First Amendment!
You don’t get to destroy the Internet because it doesn’t fit your business model!
The economy is in the toilet… Congress wants to cripple the only medium that’s consistently creating jobs and growth. It all comes down to money. You need a thousand people pissed off just to balance out one dollar that a politician raises.
How are a bunch of old people, most of whom don’t even use the Internet, regulating it!?
I don’t see congressman going to jail for voting on something they haven’t read, for accepting money to let companies dictate legislation!
Don’t cry, Disney owns the rights to that emotion.
Imagine this happened 15 years ago. There’d be no Google, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter. No memes… The Internet is lost.
It was supposed to be a vast network of infinite human knowledge, expression, and creativity. Now, it’s censored to catch pirates, who will get around it anyway.
I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.
Further Reading
What is SOPA and how does it work? The Stop Online Piracy Act explained
The Stop Online Piracy Act: Big Content’s full-on assault against the Safe Harbor
How SOPA would affect you: FAQ
