Maddox's SOPA blackout is the best one in the universe

[Syanide]

http://maddox.xmission.com/

He actually makes some really good points.

[FMH]

A very interesting thought.

[FMH]

^That's one big spam.

[DrunkenBeard]

I had completely forgotten about Maddox, revisiting the website again had me in tears !

[Boz]

100% right on everything. People want to protest but only if it doesn't inconvenience them. It's pathetic.

[KomaWei]

Sad to see what the US has become, since it was made of in the 17th century. US has gone to the crap house, and back again. Money makes the world go around. Until money is removed, hell even then. There is nothing you'll ever do to stop stuff like this. Something will always be of worth those these people. In order to really stop this crap, we will have to riot, civil war, or some other BS to actually get our country to go back to the way it was.

[citan]

Well i don't think that riots will help, aggression is never the answer. In my opinion the easiest way is to simply stop cooperating with the government, that's it. What would happen if millions of people simply stopped obeying the restrictions? What could they do about it? They don't have the numbers to stop all of us ;)

[deactivated_]

Interesting read. I'm still going to recycle, though.

[Syanide]

He's updated the article since, adding contact info for most companies.

[Stoffel]

He make some good points

I've been saying something like this for ages, politicians don't care about the people, the only thing they think about is how to keep filling their pockets on our backs

And we just keep taking it, all over the world

Only united we stand a chance to make a real change, sadly enough most of us are to lazy to do anything about it

[neufuse Veteran]

Interesting read. I'm still going to recycle, though.

you know why I recycle? it's free for me to get rid of garbage... and I'm not talking about some tax sponsored community recycler... we have a local recycler that is non-profit self ran not a single dime of tax money spent to run them company, take 80% of my trash to them (yeah when you look into it that much can be recycled!) rest goes the old route, saves me hundreds a year on trash disposal

cost me nothing, the guy makes some money reselling the stuff to employ a few people, works out for both of us

[Astra.Xtreme]

He make some good points

I've been saying something like this for ages, politicians don't care about the people, the only thing they think about is how to keep filling their pockets on our backs

And we just keep taking it, all over the world

Only united we stand a chance to make a real change, sadly enough most of us are to lazy to do anything about it

That's the sad and devastating effect of Capitalism. The saying "money doesn't buy happiness" is absolutely false in this country. Money buys security and the feeling that you can "afford" to live another day. Have no money completely wrecks your life. The problem with revolting in this country is that it's almost impossible with such a huge population. It's easy for the small countries with people that have nothing to lose due to the government having taken everything. But here, people generally live happy lives, and the only way to take the government on would be to risk everything. Let alone tens of millions of people would have to band together.

The heart of the US is the stock market. If people revolt, the market will crash and all hell will break losoe and probably bringing the rest of the world down with us. So in the end, there's not much anybody can do. At best, we can vote somebody new into office every 4 years with hopes they can perform magic.

[Gerowen]

Well i don't think that riots will help, aggression is never the answer. In my opinion the easiest way is to simply stop cooperating with the government, that's it. What would happen if millions of people simply stopped obeying the restrictions? What could they do about it? They don't have the numbers to stop all of us ;)

A takeover of Washington D.C. is the only solution I see working. These "occupy" protests aren't doing jack ****. I saw a video clip of a bunch of protesters on Wall Street, and on a balcony above them were some rich looking stock-workers in suits, and one guy points down at them, laughs, and talks to another lady as if he's saying, "Look darling, the peasants are revolting, HAHAHA!" Peaceful protests just aren't working any more because the government and the 1% of the country not hurting in this economy have figured out that all they have to do is ignore us. Throw all of the people currently employed in any position of government on their ass on the front lawn and put Joe citizen who works for less than $50,000 a year in their place, let somebody who has paid taxes and knows what it's like to be middle-class make a decision or two.

[Gutierrez]

Knock on this ********'s door and ask him why he introduced such ****ty legislation?

lol

Just look at his face... His face.

[Ently]

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[citan]

A takeover of Washington D.C. is the only solution I see working. These "occupy" protests aren't doing jack ****. I saw a video clip of a bunch of protesters on Wall Street, and on a balcony above them were some rich looking stock-workers in suits, and one guy points down at them, laughs, and talks to another lady as if he's saying, "Look darling, the peasants are revolting, HAHAHA!" Peaceful protests just aren't working any more because the government and the 1% of the country not hurting in this economy have figured out that all they have to do is ignore us. Throw all of the people currently employed in any position of government on their ass on the front lawn and put Joe citizen who works for less than $50,000 a year in their place, let somebody who has paid taxes and knows what it's like to be middle-class make a decision or two.

Well I wonder if occupying the US Capital will do anything since the forces behind the government are simply somewhere else? All I'm saying is, what happens when for example everyone would refuse to pay they're taxes? Or refuse to obey any law at all - in milions, what could they do? If people stopped policing themselves, because that's in fact what we are all doing? We can't step out of the line because we are our own police - very often. I'm not from the US, but all I remember about that country was the idea of liberty inscribed in it. I support the US people fightining for their freedoms because in the end - the whole world is being deceived and manouvered like the US. And what this group of interests wants is to suck out everything out of USA and ruin it.

[dead.cell]

I'm going to see if I can get any community strength from Fitocracy to knock Beachbody, LLC (P90X / Insanity vids) out from the list of supporters. Given that Fitocracy a fitness site with a decently growing community, would be nice if we can at least claim responsibility for shortening the list with one less name. Will maybe see if /fit/ would want to get involved too. :)

Edit: Hahahah, just got an unexpected level of support!