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Posted February 02, 2010
How is this okay?
http://www.news.com.au/technology/south-australian-state-government-gags-internet-debate/story-e6frfro0-1225825750956
Not a surprise to see Atkinson defending it.
Posted February 02, 2010
Surely you don't think that The People's Republic of Australia would act in any way that was against the Will of the People, do you?
Posted February 02, 2010
Never has it been so difficult to avoid succumbing to Godwin's Law :-/
Posted February 02, 2010
Another take at this from ArsTechnica. From what I read they managed to overthrow that law.
Posted February 02, 2010
"The AdelaideNow website is not just a sewer of criminal defamation, it is a sewer of identity theft and fraud," Mr Atkinson said.
My god, wait till he sees 4chan.
Posted February 02, 2010
"I am also certain that Advertiser Newspapers and News Limited will punish me personally, viciously for being the attorney-general responsible for this law," he said.
"You will publish false stories about me, invent things about me to punish me."
Has anyone seen atkinson & jack thompson in the same place at the same time? I'm beginning to suspect a dual identity thing
Posted February 02, 2010
I've learned from movies that the American is always the solution to this problem, so I should fly down there and try to raise a protest army. We could make weight jokes since his name is close to the diet program Atkins, and if enough Australians are in revolt, we can get rid of this guy.
Posted February 02, 2010
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TheCheese33: I've learned from movies that the American is always the solution to this problem, so I should fly down there and try to raise a protest army. We could make weight jokes since his name is close to the diet program Atkins, and if enough Australians are in revolt, we can get rid of this guy.

By saying that you'll make Atkinson want to ban GOG.com to Australians!
Posted February 02, 2010
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TheCheese33: I've learned from movies that the American is always the solution to this problem, so I should fly down there and try to raise a protest army. We could make weight jokes since his name is close to the diet program Atkins, and if enough Australians are in revolt, we can get rid of this guy.

Bring the Bill of Rights. Our constitution sucks. No constitutional right to free speech? Seriously?
@Aliasalpha: He's a narcissist, has a persecution complex, and a likes to falsely accuse people of being criminals. He was born to be in politics. Or law. Or institutionalised.
Actually.. Can we call a CAT team on him?
Posted February 02, 2010
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TheCheese33: I've learned from movies that the American is always the solution to this problem, so I should fly down there and try to raise a protest army. We could make weight jokes since his name is close to the diet program Atkins, and if enough Australians are in revolt, we can get rid of this guy.
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Shalgroth: Bring the Bill of Rights. Our constitution sucks. No constitutional right to free speech? Seriously?

We shoudn't need one, its common sense and we should be better than needing to have that written down.
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Shalgroth: @Aliasalpha: He's a narcissist, has a persecution complex, and a likes to falsely accuse people of being criminals. He was born to be in politics. Or law. Or institutionalised.

Err are you talking about atkinson or JT?
Posted February 02, 2010
Hopefully this move will get not just gamers but the general population to see what a dick this guy is.
Posted February 02, 2010
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Shalgroth: Bring the Bill of Rights. Our constitution sucks. No constitutional right to free speech? Seriously?
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Aliasalpha: We shoudn't need one, its common sense and we should be better than needing to have that written down.

Yes, it is common sense. But how does that apply to politics? Especially ultra-conversative, sensationalist, crap. When people like Atkinson and Conroy are involved, it not only needs to be written down, but made into a flashing neon sign the size of the ACT.
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Shalgroth: @Aliasalpha: He's a narcissist, has a persecution complex, and a likes to falsely accuse people of being criminals. He was born to be in politics. Or law. Or institutionalised.
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Aliasalpha: Err are you talking about atkinson or JT?

Both. You're right, they're freakishly similar.
Posted February 02, 2010
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Navagon: Surely you don't think that The People's Republic of Australia would act in any way that was against the Will of the People, do you?

It's sort of like how countries with "democratic republic" in their name turn out to be nowhere near it.
Posted February 02, 2010
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Shalgroth: Bring the Bill of Rights. Our constitution sucks. No constitutional right to free speech? Seriously?

Rights guaranteed under the law only mean something if the judiciary, and ultimately the people themselves, are willing to smack down anyone in government who tries to infringe on those rights. Years of "free speech zones", "speech codes" in public universities, and so forth have shown that the courts and most of the citizenry in the states merely pay lip service to free speech. Unless, of course, we're talking about a corporation's right to "speak" by giving large amounts of money to politicians; in that case the courts are fully behind free speech.
Posted February 02, 2010
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TheCheese33: I've learned from movies that the American is always the solution to this problem, so I should fly down there and try to raise a protest army. We could make weight jokes since his name is close to the diet program Atkins, and if enough Australians are in revolt, we can get rid of this guy.

A human army cost way to much in upkeep per turn.lets save money on upkeep by killing them all and turning them undead.
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