On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Fred Bauder
<fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net>
wrote:
But that
is not all. The most important issue is extremism. According
to
the bill, the materials, that are banned for distribution in Russia
should be included to the register of banned information on the ground
of
the court decision, banning the distribution of that information in
Russia. We already have such court decisions and a list of extremist
materials, distribution of which is prohibited in Russia. That list
contains some really nasty materials, as e.g. nazi propaganda, but
also
Islamic texts (including those of famous non-terrorist Islamic authors
e.g. Said Nursî), Saentologist, Jehovaâs witnesses , Falun Gong,
letters and materials of opposition in Russia, works of contemporary
art,
etc.
"letters and materials of opposition in Russia" That is the issue. It's
Russian McCarthyism.
AFAIK, Huxley's Brave New World, as well, because it "promotes drug
usage".
There are limits. For example, I am aware of a technique for tattooing
the whites of your eyes. I'm afraid I have self-censored with respect to
that matter; there is enough evil nonsense already; idiots can put their
tongues on frozen lamp posts...
Fred