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[rene]

On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 19:52:56 +0900, Kimberley Heitman wrote:

>David Goldstein wrote:
>
>> Be realistic - if you just oppose everything in toto, you'll be
>> ignored.
>>
>
> Not at all, I'll get you and your little dog too!
>
> This is the same debate as in 1999, and Internet censorship is still
> wrong and impossible. I'm happy to oppose it in ... its entirety ...
> because it's the right answer technically, ethically and legally.

Indeed. And those who remember the 1999 debates also remember that the 
Coalition's plan was that ISPs be required to block, at the server level, 
material unsuitable for children. That is now Labor's plan. In 1999 
widespread public opposition resulted in the Coalition backing off and 
therefore ISPs have not been required to block - it *can* happen again. All 
it needs is enough people to "just say no" just like last time.

Irene