So I have now been blogging since October of 2006 and since I started I have heard many rumors of things to come with our wonderful government here in the good ol’ US of A and what effect that will have on bloggers and then every citizen here in the states.
I have heard about the issues that have emerged where bloggers and journalists may or may not be viewed as the same thing and that bloggers should not be entitled to the same liberties and freedoms that a journalist has because they have no editor or anyone to answer to. On my blog in particular I have a disclaimer placed that is specific to the fact that what I or any author on the blog says in their posts may or may not be accurate information and users are urged to look into the things that are discussed further if they are interested in it.
Am I a journalist? Well not for any paper that you have ever read before but I am in a sense a journalist for asylum entertainment reporting my opinions and views no matter how far skewed they may be. For over 200 years now that has been all of our right. Not specifically on the web but I would expect the same freedoms that we are entitled to in our own homes be extended to our own websites. I mean I do pay for this site to even be here so what gives. I pay for it as rent on a monthly basis just like I pay rent for my apartment.
So just what will come next? Will we loose the freedom to talk about what we like in our own homes? That leads me to another thing. I have heard rumor that if you say anything that apposes the government’s war effort that you will be arrested for it. Just what is happening to our land of the free? I can sum it up for you. What do you think? Land of the greed. Home of the slave. Sound about right? I do not mean to say that lightly nor am I being racist or specific to any gender. I mean all of you. Every last one of us. If we just sit here as our rights are eroded and do nothing you will find yourself waking up in the movie Judge Dredd where you have to pay a fine for swearing. Just who is it do you think that will define what a swear is anyway?
This is a huge problem folks! Not to many realize the relevance or see it as effecting them so they will do nothing but what is to commonly overlooked is that for every little thing you ignore and allow to become there is fallout that will surely effect cases in the future that have any similarity whatsoever so hold your seats folks we are in for quite a ride here.
So now lets put this all in a nutshell. Is this news? Surely it has some news in it. It isn’t always the news you read about in your local paper. It is quite possible though that it is in fact news to you. Keep speaking out no matter in what form. Stand up for your rights that are handed to you by God above and do not worry about what all the politicians and bureaucrat have to say about it. They are all just moneygrubbers anyway. You are the real people that matter.
Now I ask you to do only one thing. What thoughts do you have about this? Please feel free to tell us why you blog and what your opinions are on this topic. The more voices that are heard the better chance we have of keeping our freedoms.