tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post3699587594594796450..comments2023-09-10T21:53:41.949+10:00Comments on "SEEKING UTOPIA!": IS THIS THE END OF BLOGGING?Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-16851221466364754912007-04-16T20:24:00.000+10:002007-04-16T20:24:00.000+10:00Break was great but unsettling!I wish I had your f...Break was great but unsettling!<BR/><BR/>I wish I had your faith, Coffee. I'm rather sceptical about the ability of the ordinary person to think clearly about what is happening in the world let alone be brave enought to stand up to their government.<BR/><BR/>Hope I'm wrong! Peace.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-38513766629752727642007-04-16T20:03:00.000+10:002007-04-16T20:03:00.000+10:00Nice to see you back and hope the break was a good...Nice to see you back and hope the break was a good one!<BR/><BR/>It's interesting to see where all of this will go, as it's obvious, since people aren't reading the newspapers like ever before, and accepting "new?" off their TVs, that something will happen here over time.<BR/><BR/>There's just too many people calling it like it is, and this has never been done before, to such a huge audience.<BR/><BR/>Imagine though if even the poorest people had access to a computer and would speak out also?!Coffee Messiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908162048706236634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-43750861880847806792007-04-16T16:54:00.000+10:002007-04-16T16:54:00.000+10:00We are in a vulnerable position, FWY. The powers t...We are in a vulnerable position, FWY. The powers that be can wipe us off the map in a couple of days. After all, how many bloggers have got the funds to fight a legal battle against their own government no matter how corrupt it is?<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-8418530452823767732007-04-16T12:35:00.000+10:002007-04-16T12:35:00.000+10:00You may find this post to be of interest, regardin...You may find <A HREF="http://betblue.blogspot.com/2007/04/sunday-morning-coming-down.html" REL="nofollow">this post to be of interest</A>, regarding your topic. I used to worry about government "interference" occasionally, as I tend to be quite controversial at times, but I realized I was a nobody. Preaching to a small choir may one day save my life.<BR/><BR/>We could organize I guess, but that ISP just has to pull the plug, and we're going nowhere fast.....The Future Was Yesterdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515544130113138363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-28303596067769924052007-04-16T11:16:00.000+10:002007-04-16T11:16:00.000+10:00Bloggers can unite of course but the law-makers ho...Bloggers can unite of course but the law-makers hold the ultimate power I guess, Ninglun!<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-5464813839732577592007-04-16T10:38:00.000+10:002007-04-16T10:38:00.000+10:00There has been an interesting parallel story, perh...There has been an interesting parallel story, perhaps in its way more hopeful, in Malaysia recently: <A HREF="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1817690/posts" REL="nofollow">MALAYSIA: BLOGGERS ORGANISE THEMSELVES TO PROTECT THEIR INTERESTS</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-91086993473105386592007-04-16T08:13:00.000+10:002007-04-16T08:13:00.000+10:00It is a concern, Lil. Since the media generally is...It is a concern, Lil. Since the media generally is in bed with rightwing Governments bloggers are the only source of balanced information and debate. Closing us down allows Governments to control what we know and therefore how we think!<BR/><BR/>Namaste!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-46933007791945404662007-04-16T02:35:00.000+10:002007-04-16T02:35:00.000+10:00That unfortunately made me feel like the big black...That unfortunately made me feel like the big black rain cloud is just getting closer and closer and closer....... :(<BR/><BR/>Peace and Blessings<BR/><BR/>Lil SparrowAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206380081408386111noreply@blogger.com