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The first rule of censorship is that you cannot talk about censorship

By Idiot/Savant on March 19, 2009

WikiLeaks is a public-interest website which makes leaked material freely available on the internet. In the past it has revealed information on psychological torture at Guantanamo Bay, a Pentagon analysis showing it is losing the war in Afghanistan, and insider [...]

Posted in Authoritarianism, Law, Politics, The Web | Tagged Asshattery, authoritarian, freedom of speech, politics & govt, Wikileaks | 85 Responses

Abolishing sedition

By Idiot/Savant on December 24, 2008

Cross-posted from No Right Turn Three years ago, the Australian government passed draconian sedition laws as part its knee-jerk response to the “war on terror”. Now, Kevin Rudd is planning to repeal them: The Howard government’s controversial ban on sedition [...]

Posted in Authoritarianism, Howardia, Law, Nationalism, Politics, Security, Terrorism | Tagged authoritarian, politics & govt, Sedition | 67 Responses

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