dagblog - Comments for "It Sucks to be a Protestor in Bahrain or: the MOTU Have Decided Your Fates"

Huh? I'm just a smartass punk

Desider — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:23:15 +0000

Huh? I'm just a smartass punk that knows how to put together a funny retort.

Most of the time I'm playing Devil's Advocate. Whereas Seaton's really the Devil. (or El Diablo, as his homies call him).

And then I have this CD, "Holding Up Half the Sky", so I guess I only get a quarter of it now. I'm pissed.

And here is Kourosh Ziabari

we are stardust — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:15:08 +0000

In reply to Nope. I'm angry at the

And here is Kourosh Ziabari making the claim that the Saudis and the UAE never would have gone into Bahrain without the express permission of the US. I don't know: was the US irrelevant ot complicit? Both suck, IMO.

http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/170769.html

Nope. I'm angry at the

we are stardust — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:42:55 +0000

In reply to So, wait. Are you mad we

Nope. I'm angry at the depraved selectivity involved since Obama recalculated his initial message to al-Kalifah to quit killing protestors; now it's "provide some carrots" and "hey, The Saudis didn't just invade Bahrain, so it's all good" or some equivocating dreck.

Let's see: We sell massive amounts of weapons to Saudi Arabia, and trade Israel some defensive systems to soothe their objections to the deals, love their oil to distraction, so utter nary a peep when they roll into Bahrain to kill Shiites who want some democratic reforms. Brilliant hypocrisy.

Soooo clever, Des. Cafe

we are stardust — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:32:29 +0000

In reply to Like Der ProzeßYou are

Soooo clever, Des.

Cafe history (approximation): Des: "Oh, yes, Artie; Seaton and I hold up the sky when it comes to discussions of international news and analysis!"

You are off-base a bit on how

kgb999 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:33:19 +0000

In reply to Re, your meta: (now

You are off-base a bit on how fair use works. Turns out NYT can feel however they want and it doesn't matter much. Minor excerpting in the creation of original content/discussion is recognized fair use. AP already lost that one. A post that consists ENTIRELY of third-party content is when you get into trouble ... or quoting an article so extensively it could be considered a reprint.

Typically if I find an article/excerpt I want to highlight, I try to track down the original author and site it came from. If it's a paywall or registration site, I give the click to the blog/organization where it is freely available or just quote it. If someone doesn't want to participate in the internet, that's their choice. There is no law that bloggers have to drive traffic to a sites where they disagree with policy .... and the 1st Amendment says we can still highlight and discuss their ideas anyhow.

Like Der ProzeßYou are

Desider — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:16:09 +0000

In reply to so much as intimations that

Like Der Prozeß

You are guilty, now we need a crime to charge you with.

So, wait. Are you mad we

kgb999 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:06:32 +0000

In reply to It Sucks to be a Protestor in Bahrain or: the MOTU Have Decided Your Fates

So, wait. Are you mad we aren't intervening here?

Crap; now the boxes are the

we are stardust — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:46:42 +0000

In reply to I hope you don't quit this

Crap; now the boxes are the issue, NOT BAHRAIN AND THE COVERAGE. Nice job, stardustt! Arrgghh! (We can still smack Genghis around about the boxes, though; right?

I hope you don't quit this

Verified Atheist — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:32:25 +0000

In reply to I preferred the smaller box

I hope you don't quit this site, but FWIW I agree with AA about the boxes. I'm not pedantic about it, but I prefer it when people use them to italics. I also agree that it's a taste thing, and there is no one right answer (although there are clearly several wrong answers).

I preferred the smaller box

we are stardust — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:22:21 +0000

In reply to Thanks for the apology.But I

I preferred the smaller box with the hyperlink, as we could choose to click and read, not have it all in big boxes. At my.fdl, quotes are in pale blue font that I can barely read, and it gives me a headache. I don't use them much, instead I use the italics, and sometimes the moderators will change it, as though it's a favor, or a compliance issue.

I'll avoid talking about what things 'upset' my brain and whassup with my brain; it's obviously my problem. I've stopped blogging at two other sites for similar font/color/quote confusion. The brainbleed is rarely worth it. ;o)