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Mickey Z
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Friday, November 11, 2005
11/11: Anti-War Veteran's Day, exposing torture, Mr. Vonnegut's b'day, & Chomsky vs. the Internet?
What do you really think of the Web?
But wait...before you answer, check this out:
Alison Weir of If Americans Knew (http://www.ifamericansknew.org) had an interesting article at Counterpunch the other day about how Jon Stewart spoke out against U.S. torture...but denied the existence of Israeli torture.
Alison’s article: http://tinyurl.com/atent
Those wishing Stewart to acknowledge his error, can contact Comedy Central:
Phone: 212.767.8600
Fax: 212.468.1890
While you’re at it, here’s some info on how to take action (re: U.S. torture) from Human Rights First: http://tinyurl.com/8j8y5
The above notices are fine examples of activism made instant...thanks to the Internet. However, while perusing Kurt Nimmo’s excellent blog (http://kurtnimmo.com) the other day, I came across a less than glowing appraisal of the Web by none other than Noam Chomsky: http://kurtnimmo.com/?p=99.
Prof. Noam says the Internet is “a hideous time-waster."
As a latecomer to the Web still figuring out where and how I fit in, I’ve evolved into something akin to a true believer. The Internet has had a huge impact (mostly positive) on my life and my writing. But, I must admit, I did seem have a lot more spare time before I got on-line.
What about you? Any thoughts on the ‘Net and Chomsky’s critique?
While you ponder these questions, I’ll ask some other big thinkers to weigh in:
Bob Dole: “The Internet is a great way to get on the ‘Net.”
Dubya: “Will the highways on the Internet become more few?”
Penn Jillete: “My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them.”
William Gibson: “The Net is a waste of time & that’s exactly what’s right about it.”
Pablo Picasso: “Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.”
Matt Drudge:
“With a modem, anyone can follow the world and report on the world.”
It’s not every day I agree more with Drudge than Chomsky...
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Happy Anti-War Veteran’s Day…
(more here: http://tinyurl.com/ckwsd)
...and speaking of Anti-War Veterans:
Happy 83rd Birthday to Kurt Vonnegut…
Kurt sez:
There is no reason good can’t triumph over evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the mafia.
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