DU Stand with Anonymous? CISPA Protest April 22nd, Calls for Internet Blackout

[mother earth]

[haikugal]

1. Thanks for this Mother...

[mother earth]

5. :)

[idwiyo]

2. K&R

[mother earth]

3. Article from HuffPo posted in GD, as well. Solidarity!

This will not be the first Internet blackout in protest of a government bill. On January 18, 2012, more than 7,000 websites, including Wikipedia, Reddit and Google, protested SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), which were accused of similar breaches on online privacy. Two days later, the bill was shelved indefinitely.

[DeSwiss]

4. I'm game.

And if you're reading this Jim Cooper, I still think you're a POS. You just had to be one of the 92 Dem traitors (EDITED - thanks limpyhobbler), didn't ya? Ass@!##le.

- F@$$@$ng POS Blue DOGG.....

K&R

(Sorry Mother, but I really don't like this guy!)

[limpyhobbler]

10. Better make that 92.

I think you've got the vote from 2012.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll117.xml

Anyhow I thought Obama was supposedly going to veto it so that's good.

[DeSwiss]

11. TY

- And of course he voted for the Police State once again.

[enough]

6. I'd like to join this but don't have a website. Would not using the internet that day

as a private citizen have any impact on this action?

[DeSwiss]

7. Don't give 'em any clicks.

Websites run on our clicks.

Go fishing on 4-22-13 and give the internet a rest.

[haikugal]

8. That's my thinking...

I'll not start my computer that day...blackout!!

[mother earth]

9. Every one counts, don't turn on the internet that day, that's what I'll be doing.

[JimDandy]

19. Good idea. I won't get on my computer

either, on Monday. NO traffic would reduce the ad revenue a lot. That's impossible, but we've got to do something!

[ancianita]

12. I will, although I prefer that Anons do what they do best -- shut House 'yes' voters' sites down.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

13. This should be on the home page.

[mother earth]

14. So, let's take it there. This is priority. Solidarity...

[Mr.Pain]

15. I'm With that!

[Michigan-Arizona]

16. K&R. N/T

[im1013]

17. Awesome!

[MoreGOPoop]

18. April 22 is also Earth Day!

Would be a great time to plant some seeds. Must check almanac.

Solidarity!

[JimDandy]

20. Going to help my son work in his garden instead that day.

That's 2 of us off the net!

[mother earth]

21. TY, all of you, now let's get this going strong on DU & elsewhere. Spread the word, go viral!

[delrem]

22. I don't stand with anonymous internet vigilantes.

These vigilantes are again using an issue to post an ad for their brand, puffing themselves up and putting their brand at the center, but we know nothing about who they are. Anyone with the small requisite skills can copy their motif, including the CIA which could do it in their sleep, and have the resources to do whatever "hacking" they want. Or any right-wing group. Or anyone at all.
Even the subject header of the OP makes it about these blowhards - one has to watch the ad and wince through all the self-glorifying images to find out what it's about.

[mother earth]

23. Entirely up to you, the CISPA Protest is something many feel strongly about, we aren't signing up to

be members of Anonymous, we simply are not using the internet on April 22nd, nothing more.

[delrem]

24. I understand that. The CISPA protest is sound. I just don't like "anonymous",

because I've personally experienced the uncomfortable feeling of being targeted by anonymous internet terrorists.

These people aren't wikileaks. wikileaks has a face. These people aren't a movement that I can evaluate as I could a normal political movement in a democracy. For example Ron Paul takes a few positions that I agree with, but I don't stand with Ron Paul because, in sum, his objectives contradict mine. I don't know whether Ron and Rand Paul would be against war conducted by private interests using mercenary armies - I just know that they're against paying taxes, including taxes to pay for war, so they're against *that kind* of war. In short, when I stand with someone or some movement I make sure my feet are on the ground.

[mother earth]

25. On the ground is a good place, which is why protesting CISPA may actually be helpful, last time we

had an internet blackout we actually made a difference. How easy is it to take that action? Hell, you could do it anonymously. Now, there's a thought, delrem. I'm not taking names, I'm playing it loose and easy...shake off your misgivings and let your freak flag fly, turn off the damned internet on Monday.

Just tell people, you are showing solidarity with mother earth. Who can argue with that on Earth Day? Seriously, Dude, I'm a DU'er, do I need credentials or is that enough for ya?

[delrem]

26. OK

[mother earth]

27. Alright!!!! Blackout, Monday, plant something or not....Solidarity! :)

[defacto7]

28. but who is to say the "ground" is where

all conflicts take place? Is the ground the only way a battle should be won or can be won? Maybe feet on the ground doesn't work in all cases.

[defacto7]

29. I'll spend Monday

taking out my share of the Internet. Hm? Did I say that correctly?

[judesedit]

30. I will remain offline all day tomorrow

[Howler]

31. Will be joining the blackout

By not turning my computer on and I posted this on My time line on face book. Thanks Mother Earth! Has ALWAYS your info is invaluable.

[Norrin Radd]

32. kr