On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Fred Bauder fredbaud@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