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White House: Need to monitor online 'extremism'
cnet.com ^ | August 3, 2011 | By: Declan McCullagh

Posted on 08/04/2011 9:47:02 PM PDT by Daffynition

A White House terrorism strategy released today says Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks aid in "advancing violent extremist narratives" and should be monitored by the government.

The 12-page strategy (PDF), which outlines ways to respond to violent extremism, promises that: "We will continue to closely monitor the important role the Internet and social-networking sites play in advancing violent extremist narratives."

President Obama said in a statement accompanying the report that the federal government will start "helping communities to better understand and protect themselves against violent extremist propaganda, especially online."

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To: Art in Idaho
"Now, they've been around for a while, but they are spreading far and wide and more people are getting involved. We need to have an American spring, you know, the Arab spring. The non-violent part of it isn't finished yet, but we need to have an American spring. A kind of an American Tahrir Square. Non-violent change where people from the grassroots get involved again. Not the, you know, not in the Tea Party style,'" Al Gore said on Current TV's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann."

"There are people who are genuinely upset in the Tea Party. I understand that. But that movement was funded with seed money from right-wing billionaires, the Koch Brothers, and promoted on Fox News," Gore said.


21 posted on 08/04/2011 10:20:29 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: Daffynition

Godwin’s law is null and void once Congress commissions a Central Committee.

And they have...


22 posted on 08/04/2011 10:21:30 PM PDT by piytar (The Obama Depression. Say it early, say it often. Why? Because it's TRUE.)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael
I hope Washington-insider Republicans take a look at all aspects of the Great Sedition Trial of 1944. It could prepare them.

Really? REALLY?! These idiots on "our side" have no clue about history back to Jimmy Carter, let alone what FDR did. While I applaud you're optimism, I just can't join with it...

23 posted on 08/04/2011 10:25:42 PM PDT by piytar (The Obama Depression. Say it early, say it often. Why? Because it's TRUE.)
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To: piytar

I hope their first duty is to change the name of the document: *Bill of Rights* to the *Bill of Very Limited Privileges* granted by the central committee. //sarc GRRRRR!


24 posted on 08/04/2011 10:27:47 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: MHGinTN

What does your post mean? Are there threads or links on FR? Thanks!


25 posted on 08/04/2011 10:28:14 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Darwinism is to Genesis as Global Warming is to Revelations.)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael

Sorry, your comment was well written. My response will ill phrased. I respect what you said. I just have no respect for most Republican “leaders” who purport to be on our side, and my disgust bled out a bit...


26 posted on 08/04/2011 10:31:21 PM PDT by piytar (The Obama Depression. Say it early, say it often. Why? Because it's TRUE.)
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To: Daffynition

All of these “social networks” were created to monitor people. At least those who fall for it.


27 posted on 08/04/2011 10:33:59 PM PDT by Terry Mross (I'll only vote for a SECOND party.)
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To: Daffynition
Yeah, I saw they rolled out Gore. Just remember they love Alinsky's rules, (his "talking points"), especially Rules 4, 5, 8, and 12. We will see their use big time in The War of 2012.

RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.”

RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.”

RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.”

RULE 12: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”

Bring it On commiecrats! We're on to your game and are going to Crush, I mean just Crush You in 2012!

28 posted on 08/04/2011 10:42:14 PM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Daffynition

Has anybody else come to realization that all of the “Anti-Bullying” campaigns we see directed at parents and kids are being used as cover (”It’s for the children”) to allow more monitoring and control by government at every level? It’s beyond obvious to me.


29 posted on 08/04/2011 10:44:06 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: Daffynition
And this will be their guide...

Violent Voices: Anti-Government Extremism Takes on New Intensity

An ADL Center on Extremism Special Report April 2010

I. Introduction “The antichrist [President Obama] will sign this [health care legislation] and start stealing money from our hard earned paychecks immediately, with his newly hired IRS agents as his strongarm. Bloodshed is coming…” Post by “mmpaints” on the American Preppers Network Forum, March 22, 2010.


30 posted on 08/04/2011 10:45:00 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Daffynition
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes . . . ?

When the president expressed his being impressed by European leadership two years ago, it seems that not even the so-called conservative pundits understood the ramifications.
31 posted on 08/04/2011 10:45:22 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Daffynition
But the Godwin law will be in play.

We can thank our lucky stars that the Won lacks the competence of the 'staches.

32 posted on 08/04/2011 10:46:36 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: buccaneer81; Nachum

Nachum - is this good for your list?

The anti-bullying stuff is mostly to promote the queerdom agenda - in fact, practically all articles I’ve seen use that - but the control is definitely there - “Whatever is not prohibited is mandatory” and to make everyone feel scared that they’re committing a crime at every moment.

We’re in a freaking nightmare.


33 posted on 08/04/2011 10:48:28 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Terry Mross

People who use those sites have made it easy for those who will monitor us, doing their *work* for them; that includes the stuff they think is private.


34 posted on 08/04/2011 10:49:51 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: Daffynition
Wait. I thought dissent is patriotic.

What gives?
35 posted on 08/04/2011 10:49:50 PM PDT by Antoninus (Nothing that offends God can possibly be a legitimate right.)
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To: little jeremiah

Excellent point...the gaybos lap that stuff up.


36 posted on 08/04/2011 10:50:44 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: Daffynition

As if the left would police itself.


37 posted on 08/04/2011 10:51:19 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: buccaneer81

The poor victims of bullying are always fags and all the bullying is “mean” kids calling the fags fags.

Check this out, it will make your blood curdle. I just pinged it out.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2758739/posts

Teacher testifies in gay student murder trial


38 posted on 08/04/2011 10:58:44 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Antoninus; Jim Robinson

I would be remiss if I did not take the opportunity to thank Mr. Robinson for this forum and all he does to uphold the Freedoms fought for by our forefathers. God Bless you Mr. Robinson. You are in my grateful thoughts and fervent prayers.


39 posted on 08/04/2011 11:00:04 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: Tzimisce

MUCH too nice.


40 posted on 08/04/2011 11:00:14 PM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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