Where is the Link ?????

JJ_BPK · 05-18-2010, 10:34

I spent the last 3 sec looking for the link to the opposing view site that is supposed to be here?? Where?? Here??

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Obama Czar Cass Sunstein: Internet Mandates, Spread the Link Love

May 18, 2010 By Mondoreb

Cass Sunstein advocates Internet mandates--because he knows what's best for you

http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2010...the-link-love/

Cass Sunstein wants Internet users to know something very important: you’re stupid. At least, you’re too stupid to read on the Internet without competing views forced on you. Sunstein hopes websites will play along voluntarily; if not, he says Congress should hold hearings and enforce mandates.

Some revealing thoughts from Obama Regulatory Czar, Cass Sunstein, on the need to give Internet readers competing viewpoints–whether readers want them; whether website/blog owners want to provide them or not.

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“The site’s of one point of view agree to provide links to sites of the other point of view. So if you’re reading a conservative magazine, they would provide a link to a liberal site. And vice versa, just to make it easy for people to access to competing views.

Or maybe a popup on your screen that would show you an advertisement or maybe even a quick argument for a competing view.

If we could get voluntary arrangements in that direction, it would be great and if we can’t get voluntary arrangements maybe Congress should hold hearings about mandates.”

Sunstein verbally shuffles around and throws out the “aw shucks” smokescreen: “If we could do this voluntarily…”

BUT, as usual, a Cass Sunstein argument devolves to: if the people won’t do what’s good for themselves voluntarily, government will have to nudge them in the right direction–using the force of the government, of course.

Readers have a simple formula for determining loss of freedom: when a government official talks of “doing something for your–or the public’s–own good, it means you’re about to lose part of your freedom.

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“Sometimes, the word ‘voluntary’ is a little complicated…”
–Obama Regulatory Czar, Cass Susstein

**Razor** · 05-18-2010, 11:28

I bet Borders and Barnes & Noble are cheering--its only a matter of time before someone buying "The Supreme Commander" will be required to also purchase "Rules for Radicals". Librarians everywhere are looking at early retirement rather than accept the newly mandated doubled workload in customer assistance.