And so it would come to pass that a week after Mumbai was terrorised, the government decided that it was their turn to be a tyrannical outfit. For those of you who can read this without having to resort to clandestine tunneling through anonymous servers, here's the rub - blogspot, typepad and maybe a couple more blog hosting domains have been blocked by the Indian government to curb lines of communication of terrorists.
While I am profoundly shocked with what happened in Mumbai and deeply angered. I find it shocking and perhaps even stupid to block access to websites in the hope that whoever did the heinous acts would be unable to plan more. Why not cut off all telephone lines, television, radio, newspapers? Why not push us back into the time of the emergency? Most of us were born after that time and have often been told that things are so much better now and that having to stand in a queue for basic amenities is a thing of the past. Considering each passing generation takes a lot more for granted, perhaps it's our fault for believing we lived in a country that was sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic. Where we were given rights as long as we followed the law and did our duties.
I'm reminded strangely of the Matrix.
There is already enough angst on the net about this... And perhaps other forms of media might rise up in protest. But it was shocking when in the news a young girl said, "It's obvious that our government is incapable of doing anything about it. If that careless attitude to a few hundred people dying is there in the government itself, why should we care?" Or more or less.
It seems hard to still say this my home and I want to stay here and help when all that gets thrown my way is insane taxes, a corrupt government, reservation, and now censorship.
The papers say that the government had instructed that certain specific blogs/sites be banned. In it's usual ineptitude, all blogs were deemed restricted. And in only certain parts of the country. For example, I have been able to access blogs intermittently. Someone pointed out that that is probably because I live in the back of beyond and the Bangalore Rural district is yet to fall under the blogblock. Very Funny.
Strangely it doesn't make sense to write this. Outside of an angry vent. Hell. That's what it is.
The fake livestrongs will have to wait.
Dropped a 5kg plate on my foot yesterday at the gym. Sympathy is welcome.
While I am profoundly shocked with what happened in Mumbai and deeply angered. I find it shocking and perhaps even stupid to block access to websites in the hope that whoever did the heinous acts would be unable to plan more. Why not cut off all telephone lines, television, radio, newspapers? Why not push us back into the time of the emergency? Most of us were born after that time and have often been told that things are so much better now and that having to stand in a queue for basic amenities is a thing of the past. Considering each passing generation takes a lot more for granted, perhaps it's our fault for believing we lived in a country that was sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic. Where we were given rights as long as we followed the law and did our duties.
I'm reminded strangely of the Matrix.
There is already enough angst on the net about this... And perhaps other forms of media might rise up in protest. But it was shocking when in the news a young girl said, "It's obvious that our government is incapable of doing anything about it. If that careless attitude to a few hundred people dying is there in the government itself, why should we care?" Or more or less.
It seems hard to still say this my home and I want to stay here and help when all that gets thrown my way is insane taxes, a corrupt government, reservation, and now censorship.
The papers say that the government had instructed that certain specific blogs/sites be banned. In it's usual ineptitude, all blogs were deemed restricted. And in only certain parts of the country. For example, I have been able to access blogs intermittently. Someone pointed out that that is probably because I live in the back of beyond and the Bangalore Rural district is yet to fall under the blogblock. Very Funny.
Strangely it doesn't make sense to write this. Outside of an angry vent. Hell. That's what it is.
The fake livestrongs will have to wait.
Dropped a 5kg plate on my foot yesterday at the gym. Sympathy is welcome.
