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2013-06-06 Britain

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Posted by Bright Pebbles 2013-06-06 08:55|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 It's like threatening the Highways Agency with prosecution because bank robbers tend to use vehicles, and the HA fail to stop them. How could they, without severely restricting road use for everyone? And, besides, it's the police's job.

Would banning 'terror sites' have stopped Islamist violence in, say Mali? No.

Will banning terror sites make it look to would-be Jihadis as though the UK Government has something to hide, and is in some way suppressing 'the truth'? Of course.

Will there be balanced banning, to make it look even-handed, and not solely anti-Muslim? Naturally - and so what else will get banned?

The thin end of a very fat, very illiberal, very stupid wedge.

Posted by Bulldog 2013-06-06 14:08|| 2013-06-06 14:08|| Front Page Top

#2 It's not arguing for or against censorship it's arguing about the DEGREE of censorship.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2013-06-06 18:03|| 2013-06-06 18:03|| Front Page Top

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