[Foundation-l] Controversial content software status - the image filter disguised under a new label

[Ray Saintonge]

On 03/12/12 10:11 AM, Nathan wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Marc Riddell<michaeldavid86 at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>> on 3/12/12 11:43 AM, Nathan at nawrich at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> The "bible belt" phrase that some people throw around in this discussion is
>>> just a stand-in for anti-Americanism and a sign of profound ignorance. It's
>>> best ignored, along with the people who use it.
>> Nathan, how on earth do you equate the phrase "bible belt" with
>> anti-Americanism?
>>
>> Marc Riddell
> Because of the context in which it is used in image-filter / controversial
> content discussions. It's a pejorative throw-away, a way for people to
> dismiss concerns about controversial content as the province of parochial
> Americans clutching Bibles. Even when the phrase "bible-belt" isn't used,
> it's a pretty common tactic in this debate to ascribe support for the image
> filter to a sort of moral imperialism or lack of a cosmopolitan ethic.

For many of us outside the US being anti-American is not a pejorative 
term either. It simply describes someone as being critical of American 
policy, especially foreign policy.

> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Gerard Meijssen<gerard.meijssen at gmail.com
>> wrote:
> Hoi,
> In the Netherlands we have our own bible belt.. it is not exclusive to the
> USA
> Thanks,
>     Gerard
>
> Nevertheless, I suspect when the phrase is used in controversial context
> discussions, it is not meant to refer to the Netherlands.
>
Canada has it's own bible belt too.

Ray