Blackout 2012: SOPA and PIPA Strike

[quiescent]

(read the blacked out text ♥)
In support of the movement against PIPA and SOPA, I will be going on strike on for 12 hours (8am EST to 8pm EST) and abstain from all activity involving the internet.

For more information on SOPA, PIPA, and which companies are blacking out, go here and here.The internet has provided so much happiness (not limited to)

Comments

[etacanis]

I am in two minds about this. Neither is 'I'm European, it won't affect me' because a) it will and b) people aren't aware HOW MUCH PRESSURE the US is putting on Europe to follow this. We're not a stable place at the moment, we are very, very unstable and the pressure from US is the last thing we need but our governments WILL NOT STAND UP. Spain has already caved (god love the new government :|) and who knows who'll be next?

But I'm also very addicted to the internet and I need the internet to do my work and not go insane.

[quiescent]

I'm also very addicted to the internet too, and this addiction is what is fueling my desire to do this (ironic, much? lol).

I certainly don't ever want to make you do anything that you are uncomfortable doing, promise!

[etacanis]

It's not that I'm uncomfortable at all! It makes me so angry that the US government is pressuring European governments towards something like this (um sit down you have no control over what we do jfc ALSO HELLO YOU WOULDN'T EVEN EXIST WITHOUT US >:|||) but omg internet ;_;

plus i really do need the internet to work

[quiescent]

OMG, I totally meant to comment on that part, and totally think it's wrong of us. I'm sorry that Spain has caved :( It makes me feel embarrassed to be living in a country that touts, "The Land of the Free".

AND OMG, I'm going to get so much shit for not checking and responding to emails tomorrow. And, trust me, I need the internet to school school work and my business work...it's going to be an interesting day tomorrow haha. I get about 20 emails per hour. OMG DNW 240 emails in my inbox ;;;____;;;

[etacanis]

lol spain is totally jacked up. after elections, there's a 6 week (iirc?) gap before the new government gets into power.

they leave the old government who will suffer no consequences in power for six weeks. Naturally, the old government (who I supported ugh btw bc I'm an ~~evil socialist~~~) spent a shit ton of government money on shit like hotels. BECAUSE THEY COULD.

And then, practically the first thing the new government did was propose something similar to SOPA/PIPA. Not, idk, fix the fact the countries banks are all about to collapse, or the fact they spent billions of euros the EU gave them on useless things over the past few years or the fact the old government wasted money for the heck of it, oh no, they target the internet.

#rantsryihatethisfuckingcountry