Hello, folks. Today, I speak not to amuse, but to enrage.
See, today, I was working on my research paper. So, naturally, I went to Research Heaven- Google. And something was wrong. The letters were- well, gone. But I figured, ah, it's just one of those cute little animation things.
So I went to Wikipedia. I mean, I know you should never go there for a source, but just for general background info it's okay. And guess what? It wasn't working.
So now I'm pretty mad. But I figure, hey, the Internet doesn't work, no research today! Woo-hoo!
NOT.
On YouTube, I discovered some shocking information (click here).
You see, the government isn't content with giving adults something to complain about at dinner, having wars, draining us of our hard-earned wages, and generally ruining our lives. Oh, no.
Now they've decided to ruin the Internet, too.
I know what you're thinking: "This bill is about piracy. Piracy, like Pirates. Stealing. Stealing is BAD. Right?"
Yes. Stealing is, indeed, BAD. But what about finding a copyrighted image online- something that you found amusing- and sharing it with your friends on facebook, or twitter, or myspace? Bad? No? Well, that's certainly what these SOPA people think.
And what about YouTube? Like it there, dontcha? Well, not anymore.
My little sister makes music videos with her dolls. Cheesy, I know, but her big dream is to become a director, or as she says, "movie-maker-person." Well, if this SOPA thing gets passed, she won't be able to post her music videos anymore. Talk about crushing a kid's dreams, dude.
And another thing: ya know how sometimes, people will make covers of songs and post them on YouTube, because they hope to become famous? Poof. Dreams Crushed. SOPA is stopping covers, too.
Another example: I'm a HUGE fan of A Very Potter Musical, which is a parody of Harry Potter. It's absolutely hilarious. Well, guess what? SOPA doesn't like parodies. Sorry.
See? This thing stretches way farther than just piracy. We're talking facebook, Twitter, myspace, YouTube, Hulu, LiveJournal, PhotoBucket, and all those other places where people edit those awesome photos. And Trolls, too, but I love those guys.
Oh yeah, and if this thing passes, and you're charged with piracy, you go to jail. For five years. Fun, huh?
But honestly, I have to agree with the dude in my handy-dandy link above. This isn't about piracy. This is about censorship, which is against the Constitution, for the record. I mean, honestly, there are worse things out there right now. Let's look at the issues on our political table:
1. Stopping Rick Perry from becoming President because he's a psychopath.
2. The fun little WAR going on overseas!
3. Recession. Yippee!
4. And then, of course, Libya.
5. Piracy.
Hmmm.... Potentially LARGE pile of dead bodies, or that cute little girl who sings "Home is Wherever I'm With You" with her dad?
The choice is yours, my friend.
Loudmouth Silent.
You go, girl!
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