July 21, 2006

Blog Ban : Doing the Wrong Things Poorly

Indian blog Renegade of Junk shares the following thoughts:

Man, this really makes me squirm in embarassment. The Indian government is actually mispelling the websites it wishes to block, and as a result, blocking the wrong ones.
A couple items down:
http://mypetjava.mu.nu : I don't know what the fuck this site is about. Looks like one of those technical geeky ones. More blockable, however, is this one, The Jawa Report , (http://mypetjawa.mu.nu) , also a hugely popular right-wing pro-Bush website. Notice the difference? jawa, versus java.
If the Jawa Report is considered 'pro-Bush,' no wonder the Prez in in so much trouble. I'm not sure there are even words to describe Hugh Hewitt's level of W advocacy. Continuing:
And finally, http://thepirateco.us doesn't even fucking exist. Who the heck knows what this was supposed to be. Maybe someone in the government has an irrational fear of pirates. Or something.
That was most likely supposed to be The Pirate's Cove (http://www.thepiratescove.us/). Finally:
Goddamnit, can't the Indian government even indulge in some freedom-curtailing and dictatorial authoritarianism without skewering its dignity in the process? How can one trust a government to pursue and catch the perpetrators of the Mumbai bomb blasts when it can't even bring its ludicrously wrong-headed policies to a successful conclusion? Christ, these clowns can't even do the wrong things right.
I feel for ya, brother. I really do. I guess I'm expected to say something "pro-Bush" right now... let's see... hmmm... nothing coming to mind. Sorry.

Btw, props to the "Pajama Editors" for the heads up.

UPDATE: Indian blogger Shivam suggests the following act of civil disobedience:

You want to protest against this bout of internet censorship? I tell you what to do: copy-paste content from the objectionable sites on your blog and invite the DoT to block your blog. I’m planning to do that with Princess Kimberly very soon!
A fine idea, but I'd suggest that you get the site owner's permission first.

My belated 'pro-Bush' comment: Ambassador John Bolton was a good call by W.

By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 03:55 PM | |