Comments on: A Note to the Media http://www.digitalbrainwaves.com/2006/08/01/a-note-to-the-media/ One random geek's view of the world around him Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:04:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Pauley http://www.digitalbrainwaves.com/2006/08/01/a-note-to-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Pauley Thu, 03 Aug 2006 05:02:22 +0000 http://www.digitalbrainwaves.com/?p=70#comment-488 Show me the name. I want to see the name of someone who's been thrown in prison unjustly because of the USA PATRIOT Act. -- Pauley Show me the name.

I want to see the name of someone who’s been thrown in prison unjustly because of the USA PATRIOT Act.

– Pauley

]]> By: Linz http://www.digitalbrainwaves.com/2006/08/01/a-note-to-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Linz Thu, 03 Aug 2006 03:38:42 +0000 http://www.digitalbrainwaves.com/?p=70#comment-483 Well, the US spies on its citizens, and you can be thrown in prison indefinitely under the Patriot Act, so... Well, the US spies on its citizens, and you can be thrown in prison indefinitely under the Patriot Act, so…

]]> By: Pauley http://www.digitalbrainwaves.com/2006/08/01/a-note-to-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Pauley Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:08:57 +0000 http://www.digitalbrainwaves.com/?p=70#comment-480 <em>If I had to choose a dictatorship to live under...</em> Me, I'd just as soon stay here in the States, and not live under a dictatorship at all. -- Pauley If I had to choose a dictatorship to live under…

Me, I’d just as soon stay here in the States, and not live under a dictatorship at all.

– Pauley

]]> By: Linz http://www.digitalbrainwaves.com/2006/08/01/a-note-to-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Linz Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:08:52 +0000 http://www.digitalbrainwaves.com/?p=70#comment-478 Some journalism students from my school went to Cuba back in 2004 and did a report. It's not as bad over there as, say, North Korea. I'd say conditions there are closer to that of Mexico. And they apparently have some very nice tourist resorts there that you can go to, unless you're American, of course(one of the reasons it's a hot tourist destination is because there aren't any annoying Americans there). But, the difference between Cuba and Mexico is that, in Cuba, you have soldiers on every street corner, and they will follow you for seemingly no reason at all if they feel like it. Cubans aren't allowed in the tourist hotels where foreigners stay unless a) the work there or b) they're accompanied by a foreigner staying at said hotel. And the hotels have hidden cameras in every room. If you're Cuban, it's a scary place to live, because people really do "disappear" for speaking out against the gov't. If I had to choose a dictatorship to live under, though, I'd choose Fidel over Kim Jong-Il, because I think Kim is crazier, plus he has nukes. Some journalism students from my school went to Cuba back in 2004 and did a report. It’s not as bad over there as, say, North Korea. I’d say conditions there are closer to that of Mexico. And they apparently have some very nice tourist resorts there that you can go to, unless you’re American, of course(one of the reasons it’s a hot tourist destination is because there aren’t any annoying Americans there). But, the difference between Cuba and Mexico is that, in Cuba, you have soldiers on every street corner, and they will follow you for seemingly no reason at all if they feel like it. Cubans aren’t allowed in the tourist hotels where foreigners stay unless a) the work there or b) they’re accompanied by a foreigner staying at said hotel. And the hotels have hidden cameras in every room. If you’re Cuban, it’s a scary place to live, because people really do “disappear” for speaking out against the gov’t. If I had to choose a dictatorship to live under, though, I’d choose Fidel over Kim Jong-Il, because I think Kim is crazier, plus he has nukes.

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