Jodi Speaks Her Mind

An issue of free speech? you be the judge…. 11/28/2001

My good friend Jim has recently been at odds with a former colleague - a fellow named Don. Well, this guy is starting to piss me off. He just doesn’t know when to quit. And worse - he’s becoming more and more hypocritical as the debate goes on… He would like us to believe that this is his exclusive requirement for membership to his site:

1) You must be an identifiably named individual with a valid email address.

And beyond that it’s all about free speech and the “world of the internet” , blah, blah, blah. Well, I’m all for free speech, but the truth of his “membership policy” is evident in this statement:

7) Enjoy the community here. It’s intended to be a microcosm of America, not some other country.

Seldom is the true essence of the internet limited to an exclusively pro-American perspective yet this is what Don intends his site to be. Considering that much of this whole “argument” has stemmed from the fact that opinions were expressed that Don considers to be un-American, it would appear that anyone is welcome on his site so long as they share his pro-America views. Non-US-citizens are evidently not welcome.

I hate it when people point a finger at someone else when they’re doing the exact thing they are accusing the other of doing. And in this case, Jim was wrongly accused to begin with. Grow up, Don!

If you don’t know what I’m referring to, my friend is Jim Roepcke and he explains the history of the situation in this post.

He’s a good guy. Check out his site!