27 juni 2009

Ingezonden brief

Uit 2600: The Hacker Quarterly

Dear 2600:
I'm seeking help in cracking a fascist government website known as myanmar.com and tharkinwe.com. These are the propaganda sites of the most vile government on the planet and they should not be representing the people of Burma. Kindly, please guide me in finding assistance in cracking these websites.
misterht01

First off, we strongly suspect the second site is part of the opposition, not the government. This illustrates one risk of blindly lashing out at websites that supposedly represent your enemies: sometimes you get it wrong and wind up hurting those you're trying to help. But the real reason why simply shutting down or attacking these sites is ultimately pointless is that it keeps the real issues from being addressed. Rather than silence those views you find to be repellent, let the world see exactly what they're saying and use another forum to tear it to pieces. Shutting down dissenting views is a tactic used by oppressive governments worldwide. Resorting to these methods yourself doesn't convince anyone of how wrong they are and likely will even win them some support. We find that often the best way to win a fight is to simply let the other side speak.
 

 

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