President Obama Does Reddit AMA; Gives Weak Politician's Answer About Internet Freedom
from the that's-not-how-you-do-it dept
The ritualistic "Reddit AMA" has become an important right of passage for lots of interesting people (both famous and not-so-famous). But, there's a pretty clear set of guidelines for how to do one right -- and the first step is to sound like you're a human. That's often difficult for the rich and famous -- and it's doubly true of politicians. Rep. Jared Polis, for example, did a great Reddit AMA. Today, of course, the big news is that President Obama is doing a Reddit AMA -- obviously, the first time that a sitting President (or any US President, I would imagine) has done one. The site has had trouble staying up, but one of the first questions that President Obama chose to answer was about internet freedom, asking "Is Internet Freedom an issue you'd push to add to the Democratic Party's 2012 platform?" The President's answer was quite... political.Internet freedom is something I know you all care passionately about; I do too. We will fight hard to make sure that the internet remains the open forum for everybody - from those who are expressing an idea to those to want to start a business. And although there will be occasional disagreements on the details of various legislative proposals, I won't stray from that principle - and it will be reflected in the platform.And while there was originally a there/their typo in the comment (which has since been fixed), the problem with this statement is that it doesn't seem "human." It's a politician's answer, rather than any real commitment. This isn't a surprise, it's just a disappointment. This was a chance to show a real commitment to internet freedom, but instead the answer comes across as wishy-washy. Seems like a missed opportunity.
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You're not the only one.
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And "we value your input".
I think they all read the same bs-artistry book.
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/r/iseedeadpeople
/r/iseedeadpeoplebecauseikillthem
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(no, I'm not serious)
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Sorry... I'm just not satisfied kicking the shit out of Todd Aiken yet
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At least he acknowledged that all the money going into politics is non-ideal. Too bad it seems like he doesn't want to go anywhere near far enough (probably because he wants all those contribution checks, as do all his buds in congress)
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Oh well. You can't win em all, Mike.
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You should do an AMA.
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Masnick wanted Obama to say "I promise I'll let you continue to rip off movies, music, games and ebooks."
Oh well. You can't win em all, Mike.
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Well I answered 10 questions, now everyone wants to know why I won't decriminalize/legalize weed, want clarifications on why the NSA is being allowed to spy on people/ why I don't do an executive order and legalize gay marriage, I'm Out. Thanks for you time - NOT BAD!
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Apparently - it is better than the Romney AMA.
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...you did that on purpose.
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I'm sure the site being down for most is completely legitimate... I'm sure every question came from a real person, too, and the answers were not scripted in any way, shape, or form. AMAs are totally legitimate!
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1. Elect Obamma and continue the bullshit and wishiwashiness of his administration we know now as not caring one micron about Internet freedom and net nuetrality.
2. Elect Romney and we have the same exact thing with the added "bonus" of "pornography" filters forced to be put on all new computers.
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Or Jill Stein who is quite progressive but has no shot in hell.
Or vote Rocky Anderson who's great but STILL can't take away 270 to win without a mad blitz of cash.
*sigh*
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Now maybe you haven't figured it out but unused the quotation marks in my punctuation for a reason. I meant " 'Pornography' filters" because I know from personal experience what the default settings were. They filter out medical diagrams where one wouldn't even know how they could think a teenager could masterbate too...unless they were just that desperate.
The point I have is we're doomed no matter whom we vote for.
You're just mad because I called out Obama.
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1. You have too much faith in the system.
2. They would probably just get computer companies, Microsoft, Apple, Gateway, Dell, etc. (not sure if it's hardware or software based) to install the filters. That way the government isn't doing the censoring, it's someone else and so the government isn't doing anything wrong...
It's the way they weaseled around the First Amendment by appointing the FCC to censor TV and radio. They don't like the constitution one bit and so they come up with creative ways to get around it.
If they respected it, they wouldn't appoint or allow anyone to censor and would tell these busybodies to change the channel or turn off the TV, or the porno site, etc.
Let's not kid ourselves. The moral majority (mostly old people) would be in favor of banning porn. They've always been in favor of censorship.
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The internet is for porn.
Ergo we all creep around and watch porn.
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"We all prisoners chicky-babby...we-all locked in."
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Neither choice is very good, but i suppose the lesser of two evils is obama, i can always VPN my way around recording industry, wont be able to do much once my ISP decides i dont pay enough to have access to 90% of the internet.
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We're all doomed either way, might as well lash out at the guy who screwed us over.
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Then you probably should be lashing out at George W. Bush....
During his presidency we got:
-The "war on terror" (how do you win a shooting war on a concept?)
-National Security Letters
-The Patriot Act
-Set up Guantanamo
-Deregulated the financial industry, leading to the worst recession ever. A recession so bad that Obama can't do anything about it with the limited power of the presidency.
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I'm absolutely positive your chosen representative will adopt the above as a mandate simply because of your vote. This will obviously result in the elimination of these transgressions in the future regardless of candidate.
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grow a pair mike, live up to what you claim, remove the report function,let all comments be seen
I got it, I can "unhide" the comment, but if you actually valued the internet freedom drum you bang, you wouldnt let others hide comments they didnt agree with, you would let all view points be shown
but of course you won't remove it, you don't like to take your own medicine, you just like to shove it down other peoples throats
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Masnick has been making the "view this comment" text lighter and lighter over the past few months to where it's basically invisible.
He's a blatant hypocrite that has lost whatever small influence he once had. His only purpose now is to preach to the freetard choir.
It must suck for him to know his moment has passed.
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Don't you know what watching porn and being a solo participant does to your eyesight?
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Looks the same to me as when I started reading in Nov/Dec, and inspecting the element gives the color label "pink" (the color of text in the body, by comparison, is "#333").
And "censoring"? It's practically a highlighter for retarded posts. Hell, everyone here can see it gives you the attention you so desperately crave. I don't know what kind of prescription they gave you, but I suggest changing eye doctors ASAP.
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Just one problem...
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Just one small PR stunt was enough to cause the world to get its collective panties in a twist and flock to a website to watch a politician do an online interview. How many of you were that hyped when Obama was talking on TV or on a newspaper?
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What is your opinion of Foxnewsitards?
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Haha.....just another one of many, not surprised as I would expect a "political" or "campaign" answer no matter who or what the questions were, par for the course.
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I believe Dubya's problem was similar. He put too much stock in what Cheney was telling him, instead of thinking for himself. IMO, Cheney is one of the most evil people to ever walk this earth. He was just better at hiding in the shadows.
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So my question is to you (and I mean no offense), would you rather spend time with Obama, who in person and in press is a huge asshole (We can't just go in there and say like they want "DRILL BABAY DRILL BABY DRILL BABY DRILL!!!!!") ?
Or would you rather hang out with a calm, collective, nice person who would be completely upset if congress tried to pull a fast one on him and is humble in the eyes of the press?
You can tell how a president is in real life by how he gives or writes a speech. I would rather hang out with Bush Jr. because he doesn't try to be your pal. Obama seems to be the guy who tries so hard to gain your friendship he'd do anything you told him.
That's just me though :-)
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If an unfavored candidate is an economics graduate ask them about something completely unrelated, like foreign war policy or something. The economics candidate very well might be a better candidate than the law candidate, being more well rounded and knowledgeable about relevant topics, but because they were specifically and intentionally asked about things they know least about the media can easily make them look much more foolish.
As voters, this is something we need to be aware of. No candidate knows nearly everything and it's very easy for the media to use this fact against those they don't like.
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What makes you think politicians are human?
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Coming from a weak politician. nothing to see here folks business as usual, please move along.
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