Should there be a license to use the internet? (194)
2intrigued: Might as well have your wicked way with him first so he's as knackered as I am by the time he gets here. Yep, no point complaining....we just gotta take things one day at a time.
I'll make sure he leaves here in good condition.....a little used.....but still functional.Take care Deb.....
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rizlared: Of course, but for anyone with any intelligence can tell the difference between a driving passion and outright hatred, the only one who fails to see it are the perpetrators themselves.
Just one simple little question for you, Riz! There are 7,000,000,000 people on the planet, more or less. Out of ALL those people, HOW MANY do you THINK have ANY TRAINING in HOW to think? Which IS, sorta, a PREREQUISITE, to intelligence, don't you think? !,000,000; MAYBE? So what you're advocating is turning 6,999 out of EVERY 7,000 people on the planet - who CAN'T tell the difference between "a driving passion and outright hatred" - loose! To wreak havoc on each other? GOOD FOR YOU, RIZ! THAT oughta take care of our population problems in SHORT order! 
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rizlared: Looking at some of the recent threads, it crossed my mind that maybe time has come to not exactly censure the internet, I am against that. But maybe users should be required to pass a test to ensure they fully understand both the good and bad use of this medium.
A provisional license could be issued that allows access to most sites, but restricts access to sites where there isa cross section of public users, such as facebook, twitter, CS etc. Basically any form of social media where real interaction can take place.
To gain a full license the user needs to demonstrate an ability not to take everything at face value, they understand that people have different opinions, they understand that because someone disagrees on one point, it does not mean they automatically support the opposite argument.
Maybe there could be different levels of license, based on activity and tolerance?
The license holder would be downgraded if shown to spread hatred, lies or blatant false news.
Just wondering what other would think of such a policy.
There should definitely be a limited number of words A provisional license could be issued that allows access to most sites, but restricts access to sites where there isa cross section of public users, such as facebook, twitter, CS etc. Basically any form of social media where real interaction can take place.
To gain a full license the user needs to demonstrate an ability not to take everything at face value, they understand that people have different opinions, they understand that because someone disagrees on one point, it does not mean they automatically support the opposite argument.
Maybe there could be different levels of license, based on activity and tolerance?
The license holder would be downgraded if shown to spread hatred, lies or blatant false news.
Just wondering what other would think of such a policy.
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Let us pray....
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Rachie14: I see it like this under the current climate, that anything you say. Can be twisted, manipulated and used against you.
That is just my thoughts on people that have so much hatered for others. Especially in the virtual world. They forget that they leave a digital footprint.
I very much doubt these people would express their views in such a way if they were held accountable.
The PROBLEM, here, Rachie, is WHO are we gonna appoint/elect to BE the accountability monitors? That is just my thoughts on people that have so much hatered for others. Especially in the virtual world. They forget that they leave a digital footprint.
I very much doubt these people would express their views in such a way if they were held accountable.
Sorry, But I come down on the side of let people be people! GOD will sort them all out, and hold them accountable, in due time! And I trust HIM/HER/IT - MORE - than I trust ANY man/woman/child! JMO
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rizlared: Sad there is no way to separate the stupid from those with even half a brain, like people who cannot tell the difference between socialism and communism
Sure there is, Riz! The same way it's been happening since time immemorial! It's called "Survival of the Fittest!" NOT ALWAYS pretty! OR nice! But it works JUST FINE! You can COUNT ON the stupid to pretty much get LOST, in the shuffle! Fall by the wayside! But let me ask you a question, since YOU use it as a "qualification". PLEASE, EXPLAIN to all us poor dummies out here, WHAT IS the difference, between "Socialism", and "Communism"? I AGREE! THERE IS a difference! But I wonder whether YOU know what it is! And so, MIGHT qualify (by your OWN yardstick), as intelligent, or stupid? OR, like MOST people, only have an OPINION about the matter?
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I THINK that most of us would agree that George Bernard Shaw was a MORE than averagely intelligent man, and, since you wish to be able to distinguish the intelligent from the stupid, Riz, I'll contribute a few of the distinctions that HE made, to help guide you. (ME? I'd rather be classed among the stupid!)
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
All great truths begin as blasphemies.
Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad.
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.
Beware false knowledge: it is more dangerous than ignorance
ALL quotes are those of George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
And, since you're such a respectable man, Riz, I'll leave you with his thoughts on respectability.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
All great truths begin as blasphemies.
Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad.
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.
Beware false knowledge: it is more dangerous than ignorance
ALL quotes are those of George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
And, since you're such a respectable man, Riz, I'll leave you with his thoughts on respectability.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
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Let_Us: Sure there is, Riz! The same way it's been happening since time immemorial! It's called "Survival of the Fittest!" NOT ALWAYS pretty! OR nice! But it works JUST FINE! You can COUNT ON the stupid to pretty much get LOST, in the shuffle! Fall by the wayside!
But let me ask you a question, since YOU use it as a "qualification". PLEASE, EXPLAIN to all us poor dummies out here, WHAT IS the difference, between "Socialism", and "Communism"? I AGREE! THERE IS a difference! But I wonder whether YOU know what it is! And so, MIGHT qualify (by your OWN yardstick), as intelligent, or stupid? OR, like MOST people, only have an OPINION about the matter?
You are Vietnam veteran. This lefties dictators who wants to dominate over everyone and censor free speach are with the same communist ideology that you went to fight against in Vietnam !!!! But let me ask you a question, since YOU use it as a "qualification". PLEASE, EXPLAIN to all us poor dummies out here, WHAT IS the difference, between "Socialism", and "Communism"? I AGREE! THERE IS a difference! But I wonder whether YOU know what it is! And so, MIGHT qualify (by your OWN yardstick), as intelligent, or stupid? OR, like MOST people, only have an OPINION about the matter?
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rizlared: Looking at some of the recent threads, it crossed my mind that maybe time has come to not exactly censure the internet, I am against that. But maybe users should be required to pass a test to ensure they fully understand both the good and bad use of this medium.
A provisional license could be issued that allows access to most sites, but restricts access to sites where there isa cross section of public users, such as facebook, twitter, CS etc. Basically any form of social media where real interaction can take place.
To gain a full license the user needs to demonstrate an ability not to take everything at face value, they understand that people have different opinions, they understand that because someone disagrees on one point, it does not mean they automatically support the opposite argument.
Maybe there could be different levels of license, based on activity and tolerance?
The license holder would be downgraded if shown to spread hatred, lies or blatant false news.
Just wondering what other idiots want more control on their live would think of such a policy.
the internet is open and mainly uncontrolled and for that reason should remain free from any constraint by any authority. You Chinese are so use to political control it must worry you that something in your lives has no oppression. Shame on you you idiot.A provisional license could be issued that allows access to most sites, but restricts access to sites where there isa cross section of public users, such as facebook, twitter, CS etc. Basically any form of social media where real interaction can take place.
To gain a full license the user needs to demonstrate an ability not to take everything at face value, they understand that people have different opinions, they understand that because someone disagrees on one point, it does not mean they automatically support the opposite argument.
Maybe there could be different levels of license, based on activity and tolerance?
The license holder would be downgraded if shown to spread hatred, lies or blatant false news.
Just wondering what other idiots want more control on their live would think of such a policy.
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luukin: the internet is open and mainly uncontrolled and for that reason should remain free from any constraint by any authority. You Chinese are so use to political control it must worry you that something in your lives has no oppression. Shame on you you idiot.
He is English with Chinese communist toxic poison in his mind. 
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rizlared:
Tell you what, you stop twisting and cherry-picking stories to fit your agenda and I promise not to point them out to everyone, deal?
Oh BTW Riz how is linking to an article in a UK paper twisting the news? Do you mind explaining that to me.Tell you what, you stop twisting and cherry-picking stories to fit your agenda and I promise not to point them out to everyone, deal?
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Miwagi: Sorry Riz as long as people continue to run down my county I will return the favor by pointing out stories in the news about the UK.
There is a difference you know, the UK has very little influence on the USA, therefore it is really of no importance to Americans what happens there, plus the bad news in the UK is vastly exaggerated especially by UK media, as that sells. We also have a very different political and judicial system to the USA, it would seem many fail to realise this.The USA on the other hand, has huge influence on the entire world, especially the UK. The bad news that flows out of America is never ending, and horrifies most of the world, especially the blinkered views regarding deaths by guns or the crazy tweets broadcast by your President. These events affect not just your country but the world in general, so why you are surprised that the USA is "continually being run down" is somewhat of a surprise to me, and somewhat childish to think you can retaliate by posting embellished stories about the UK.
But I do sincerely thank you for admitting that you do indeed have an agenda. Now that is out in the open, people can reassess your posts and see the reality.
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rizlared:
The USA on the other hand, has huge influence on the entire world, especially the UK. The bad news that flows out of America is never ending, and horrifies most of the world, especially the blinkered views regarding deaths by guns or the crazy tweets broadcast by your President. These events affect not just your country but the world in general, so why you are surprised that the USA is "continually being run down" is somewhat of a surprise to me, and somewhat childish to think you can retaliate by posting embellished stories about the UK.
But I do sincerely thank you for admitting that you do indeed have an agenda. Now that is out in the open, people can reassess your posts and see the reality.
Your agenda must be to lie and to slander, mine is to tell the truth. Please provide examples of any embellished stories.The USA on the other hand, has huge influence on the entire world, especially the UK. The bad news that flows out of America is never ending, and horrifies most of the world, especially the blinkered views regarding deaths by guns or the crazy tweets broadcast by your President. These events affect not just your country but the world in general, so why you are surprised that the USA is "continually being run down" is somewhat of a surprise to me, and somewhat childish to think you can retaliate by posting embellished stories about the UK.
But I do sincerely thank you for admitting that you do indeed have an agenda. Now that is out in the open, people can reassess your posts and see the reality.
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rizlared: There is a difference you know, the UK has very little influence on the USA, therefore it is really of no importance to Americans what happens there, plus the bad news in the UK is vastly exaggerated especially by UK media, as that sells. We also have a very different political and judicial system to the USA, it would seem many fail to realise this.
The USA on the other hand, has huge influence on the entire world, especially the UK. The bad news that flows out of America is never ending, and horrifies most of the world, especially the blinkered views regarding deaths by guns or the crazy tweets broadcast by your President. These events affect not just your country but the world in general, so why you are surprised that the USA is "continually being run down" is somewhat of a surprise to me, and somewhat childish to think you can retaliate by posting embellished stories about the UK.
But I do sincerely thank you for admitting that you do indeed have an agenda. Now that is out in the open, people can reassess your posts and see the reality.
Like it couldn't be seen and even when asked it was denied.The USA on the other hand, has huge influence on the entire world, especially the UK. The bad news that flows out of America is never ending, and horrifies most of the world, especially the blinkered views regarding deaths by guns or the crazy tweets broadcast by your President. These events affect not just your country but the world in general, so why you are surprised that the USA is "continually being run down" is somewhat of a surprise to me, and somewhat childish to think you can retaliate by posting embellished stories about the UK.
But I do sincerely thank you for admitting that you do indeed have an agenda. Now that is out in the open, people can reassess your posts and see the reality.
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Riz here is a link to the FGM story in the BBC do you think they are embellishing this story?
FGM: More than 5,000 newly-recorded cases in England
FGM: More than 5,000 newly-recorded cases in England
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Here's a BBC link on acid attacks. Is this embellished Riz?
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Miwagi 
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Miwagi: Your agenda must be to lie and to slander, mine is to tell the truth. Please provide examples of any embellished stories.
I don't have the time or the interest to look back on all your posts Sir, but off the top of my head, you accused me of calling someone stupid, when in fact you knew that I was correct with my facts, hardly the post of someone who purports to post "Truth".I am not about to get into a pissing up the wall contest with either you or your little supporters, you have your opinion and I have mine.
So, getting back on topic and in response to one comment, would you pass a psychiatric test, if it were required to allow internet access?
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rizlared: Can't agree more, some people should not be allowed within 200ft of a keyboard.
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Yeah....all good here, thanks.
No complaints....though the day has only just begun....I'm sure something will crop up....