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Old 01-18-2012, 09:59 AM
 
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Censorship, if used properly, will make America more civil and friendly.

It may even end racism, and silence global warming critics.

Everything will be pleasant.
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Old 01-18-2012, 10:04 AM
 
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Censorship, if used properly, will make America more civil and friendly.

It may even end racism, and silence global warming critics.

Everything will be pleasant.
examples please......I thought censorship was un-american...kinda like the Sopa bill to end the internet as we know it....if it passes, then sites like CityData will go black....
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Old 01-18-2012, 10:04 AM
 
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I hope this is sarcasm.
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Old 01-18-2012, 10:05 AM
 
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Censorship, if used properly, will make America more civil and friendly.

It may even end racism, and silence global warming critics.

Everything will be pleasant.
No way!
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Old 01-18-2012, 10:06 AM
 
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Censorship, if used properly, will make America more civil and friendly.

It may even end racism, and silence global warming critics.

Everything will be pleasant.
I don't think you have the right to say that on the internet and I'd like to see the government do something about it.

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Old 01-18-2012, 10:06 AM
 
Location: Sango, TN
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George Carlin - Religion, Media, Censorship (Paley Center, 2008) - YouTube

He sums up my views quite well, watch the three minutes and you might learn something.
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Old 01-18-2012, 10:09 AM
 
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Censorship angers people. It doesn't make them more civil.
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Old 01-18-2012, 10:12 AM
 
Location: Inis Fada
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Censorship, if used properly, will make America more civil and friendly.

It may even end racism, and silence global warming critics.

Everything will be pleasant.
Afraid of saying the wrong thing?
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Old 01-18-2012, 10:14 AM
 
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Lol, with SOPA/PIPA in place, you might not be able to post this thread. The irony.
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Old 01-18-2012, 10:14 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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censorship, if used properly, will make america more civil and friendly.

It may even end racism, and silence global warming critics.

Everything will be pleasant.

wrong!
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