tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post6872799555801815909..comments2024-03-28T13:00:14.038+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: HacktivistsYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54472854348345383342010-12-09T15:53:16.832+00:002010-12-09T15:53:16.832+00:00ANONYMOUS I'm afraid I don't get the point...ANONYMOUS I'm afraid I don't get the point you're trying to make. As far as I know, Amazon have not sought to deliberately undermine WikiLeaks at the behest of US agencies.<br />JAN Good contrast with Murdoch's business dealings. This money-mad megalomaniac has also had undue influence on British politics without ever being democratically elected. <br />SHOOTING PEAS Thanks for giving us a different perspective on the topic.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-38322882926859033832010-12-09T10:46:25.914+00:002010-12-09T10:46:25.914+00:00I may not have followed the Wikileaks story closel...I may not have followed the Wikileaks story closely enough, but I'm not entirely sure what it is Assange is blowibng the whistle on. <br /><br />Mostly it just seems to be confirmation of what we already knew -- that the US is a superpower that throws its weight around, we can't trust Pakistan, Sarkozy is a jumped up corporal etc.<br /><br />I don't buy into the 'blood on his hands argument' but neither am I convinced that embarrassing governments for the sake of it can be justified as being in the public interest.<br /><br />Didn't Churchill say: "Truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies."Shooting Parrotshttp://shootingparrots.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26066326855015211812010-12-09T03:14:59.665+00:002010-12-09T03:14:59.665+00:00I'm a little dense, so bear with me as I'm...I'm a little dense, so bear with me as I'm trying to understand this. It's OK for the Australian who owns Fox News to spread premeditated lies on TV every night, affect US elections, and promote mayhem, but it's illegal for another Australian to spread the truth to those who choose to read it? <br /><br />Why are the Swedes involved? I was counting on Europeans to be smarter about these things and help pull us all out of idiotic messes like this.<br /><br />I understand hacktivism, I DID read the Girl with the Tattoos, but what has Amazon done to deserve being taken down? <br /><br />And finally, I don't even care what Wiki is leaking. I am inspired to see if I can actually find my old checkbook and send some money that way. Next thing you know, the governments will be taking down the internet so we can't all discuss these things.<br /><br />Maybe the Wikileaks have something in them about how we're all getting screwed over so the governments and the wealthy can fund their secret 2012 project, like my son and his friends claim.Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63749210948493794232010-12-09T01:59:12.029+00:002010-12-09T01:59:12.029+00:00Yawn. Why don't the "hacktivists" t...Yawn. Why don't the "hacktivists" take-down Amazon.com's website? <br /><br />Instead, they pursue organizations whose websites are incidental to their businesses (swiss bank, paypal, visa/mastercard). None of the latter organizations rely on their websites in a meaningful commerce manner...except...Amazon.com. <br /><br />The actions of the hacksters lack substance, unlike those who are attacking WikiLeaks’ website...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com