By EJ Afzelius
Politics isn’t my thing. I find the roundabout debates of our world leaders to be quite, oh what’s the word… boring, yeah that’s it. Oh, and tedious. And hypocritical. And- Well, I could go on forever now couldn’t I? So this SOPA thing flew under my radar. Until recently, SOPA meant soup. What can I 
say, I watch Dora the explorer. Then of course, there was that whole internet going black thing. So thanks Wikipedia, got my attention. Some critics say that’s all that was, a desperate cry for help through abuse of internetty powers. Well guess what? That’s exactly what that stupid anti piracy bill is!
I won’t go into details ‘cause quite frankly I can’t. I’m a class A ranter extraordinaire, not a political analyst. But here’s what all of us should know. If this bill gets passed along with it’s equally hideous twin PIPA, the internet will feel like a wasteland. Wait, maybe this is what the Mayans meant! Apocalypse not in the real world, but in the virtual. Why? ‘Cause most of the internet is about sharing information, sharing entertainment, sharing everything! The ability to do that will be drastically limited with SOPA and PIPA. These bills were written so poorly that the people who wrote it could be dubbed absolutely clueless. Clueless to the culture of the internet, clueless to the future ramifications of what such incompetently written laws could do, clueless to the eventual outcry, and clueless to the absolute obvious result that we all saw unfold after January 18, 2012.
You see, what these bills are fighting? It’s not just some community anymore. The people that use the internet, that share their memes, their stories, their culture, their world, these people form a country more solidly unified than any you’d see on a map. Sure it’s citizens like to start flame wars and act like dorks on any forum, but they’re unified in the way that they like to use the country in which they reside. And when the man taxes the citizens so hard that they’ve got nothing left to
share, you can’t be surprised by the sure fire revolt. After millions signed petitions, 10 million of those being patriotic American voters, supporters of the bills started a game of hide and seek, with SOPA itself being shelved indefinitely.
All I’m picturing now though is a lurking shark, fin barely exposed, lying low in the information super highway. People shouldn’t forget the people in power and what they would gain if this law or something like it passes. One must stay vigilant! Yeah, even gamers. Think about it, what would we all do without Robo Unicorn Attack? Or Red vs. Blue? What would we do if we couldn’t spoof Skyrim with countless arrow to the knee and Fus Roh Dah videos? We’d be lost! Lost to fine memes from *gasp* newspapers!
Ok, I feel I’ve said enough. While researching a little for this little nugget of rant gold, I noticed I had difficulty clicking on SOPA articles. Then my internet went down.
I am being watched. Oop, goosepimples….
[Tukkolabs]
Please Don’t Pass the Soup
By EJ Afzelius
Politics isn’t my thing. I find the roundabout debates of our world leaders to be quite, oh what’s the word… boring, yeah that’s it. Oh, and tedious. And hypocritical. And- Well, I could go on forever now couldn’t I? So this SOPA thing flew under my radar. Until recently, SOPA meant soup. What can I
say, I watch Dora the explorer. Then of course, there was that whole internet going black thing. So thanks Wikipedia, got my attention. Some critics say that’s all that was, a desperate cry for help through abuse of internetty powers. Well guess what? That’s exactly what that stupid anti piracy bill is!
I won’t go into details ‘cause quite frankly I can’t. I’m a class A ranter extraordinaire, not a political analyst. But here’s what all of us should know. If this bill gets passed along with it’s equally hideous twin PIPA, the internet will feel like a wasteland. Wait, maybe this is what the Mayans meant! Apocalypse not in the real world, but in the virtual. Why? ‘Cause most of the internet is about sharing information, sharing entertainment, sharing everything! The ability to do that will be drastically limited with SOPA and PIPA. These bills were written so poorly that the people who wrote it could be dubbed absolutely clueless. Clueless to the culture of the internet, clueless to the future ramifications of what such incompetently written laws could do, clueless to the eventual outcry, and clueless to the absolute obvious result that we all saw unfold after January 18, 2012.
You see, what these bills are fighting? It’s not just some community anymore. The people that use the internet, that share their memes, their stories, their culture, their world, these people form a country more solidly unified than any you’d see on a map. Sure it’s citizens like to start flame wars and act like dorks on any forum, but they’re unified in the way that they like to use the country in which they reside. And when the man taxes the citizens so hard that they’ve got nothing left to
share, you can’t be surprised by the sure fire revolt. After millions signed petitions, 10 million of those being patriotic American voters, supporters of the bills started a game of hide and seek, with SOPA itself being shelved indefinitely.
All I’m picturing now though is a lurking shark, fin barely exposed, lying low in the information super highway. People shouldn’t forget the people in power and what they would gain if this law or something like it passes. One must stay vigilant! Yeah, even gamers. Think about it, what would we all do without Robo Unicorn Attack? Or Red vs. Blue? What would we do if we couldn’t spoof Skyrim with countless arrow to the knee and Fus Roh Dah videos? We’d be lost! Lost to fine memes from *gasp* newspapers!
Ok, I feel I’ve said enough. While researching a little for this little nugget of rant gold, I noticed I had difficulty clicking on SOPA articles. Then my internet went down.
I am being watched. Oop, goosepimples….
[Tukkolabs]