Monday, December 18, 2023

Discord is breeding grounds for - 1. Hate Speech, 2. Hate Actions.

Online gamers are getting sucked into the game of hate. The website Discord (and others) are facilitating this. As of September 2023, Discord is the 35th most visited website in the world with 23.42% of its traffic coming from the United States.

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2023/06/06/extremist-propaganda-gaming-chatrooms-discord/70281454007/ Extremist groups use online games to identify possible supporters. For years, researchers have documented examples of extremist organizations – including the white supremacy movements and radical misogynist groups – using online games to disseminate their ideologies and identify potential sympathizers. Be wary of Discord, 4chan, 8chan, etc. They are breeding grounds for - 1. Hate Speech, 2. Hate Actions.

Ray Milland a few years prior to 'Love Story' as the the leading man. He plays the dashing, yet menacing, Tony Wendice in 'Dial M for Murder' - one of my personal favorite Hitchcock films.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

The Great Wall of China was built to protect the people of China. Currently, the Great Firewall imposed by the Chinese government suppresses the rights of the Chinese people. Dictatorships maintain their power by repressing the country's population.

China is rife with internet censorship and surveillance. China has an oppressive government. Such censorship limits freedom, happiness, creativity, ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_China Internet censorship and surveillance has been tightly implemented in China that block social websites like Gmail, Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and others. The excessive censorship practices of the Great Firewall of China have now engulfed the VPN service providers as well.

As Henry James said, ....1) In general, be kind. 2) When tempted to be unkind, still be kind. 3) Be kind to yourself.

As Mark Twain said, .... So, be honest. It's best for all.

Thousands of Palestinian children dead and missing in Gaza. When will it end?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/07/middleeast/palestinian-israeli-deaths-gaza-dg/index.html Gaza has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 47% under 18 years old, and the health ministry is reporting that as of November 6, 4,104 children have been killed. UN officials estimate that as of November 5, about 1,270 children have been reported missing and may be trapped under rubble.