Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 48157
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9/22    http://csua.com/?entry=22462
        Arab haters unite!
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This was just people being pissed that the politburo had the arrogance to shut down the motd. Censoring is nothing new to the motd, the motd censors itself on a regular basis. Perhaps it should display some kind of warning before you're allowed to look at it. I mean really, there's so much crap in the motd that if you're even capable of being offended by the remarks of anonymous strangers you probably shouldn't read it. You can't trust the sincerity of half the things in motd either. Personally I think it's healthier in the end if all the ideas come out in the open. I wish I could reassure Sofia that her fears are out of proportion... truly, there are potentially dangerous morons out there, yet the US is a different place than it was in the 40's and the civil rights movement along with fear of lawsuits means that internment camps are as much a thing of the past as slavery. events have given them a specific excuse to vent their hatred, but it doesn't mean we were safe from them before this, and these people are not the norm. Finally, most of the statements cited by dans look like they were from ONE PERSON with personal "issues"; they were also stripped of the (sometimes lengthy) opposing views that lots of other people posted. At some point I think people started just ignoring or deleting him. Once again, a few people with extremely offensive views popping up is a price of freedom and should be reflected in the disclaimer. Yet punishing the motd community as "irresponsible" in light of the reality of how it handled itself both on the day of the tragedy, putting up helpful info, and later, yes, dealing with hatred, is an injustice. I wish I could reassure Sofia that her fears are out of proportion... truly, there are potentially dangerous morons out there, yet the US is a different place than it was in the 40's and the civil rights movement along with fear of lawsuits means that internment camps are as much a thing of the past as slavery. events have given them a specific excuse to vent their hatred, but it doesn't mean we were safe from them before this, and these people are not the norm. Finally, most of the statements cited by dans look like they were from ONE PERSON with personal "issues"; they were also stripped of the (sometimes lengthy) opposing views that lots of other people posted. At some point I think people started just ignoring or deleting him. Yet punishing the motd community as "irresponsible" in light of the reality of how it handled itself both on the day of the tragedy, putting up helpful info, and later, yes, dealing with hatred, is an injustice.