Re:Alexis Ohanian vs NBC - Debating SOPA
by chernevik on Sunday January 15, 2012 @05:26PM
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It's a mistake to get into a shouting match with someone who has the money to shout much louder than you.
Re:Alexis Ohanian vs NBC - Debating SOPA
by badclient on Sunday January 15, 2012 @08:31PM
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Not really sure what you mean by that.
Re:Alexis Ohanian vs NBC - Debating SOPA
by chernevik on Sunday January 15, 2012 @10:10PM
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If we answer their lies with our lies, observers have to sort their way through a huge muddle. At that point, the contest comes down who can get their message out the best. And showbiz has the money, and the interest, to buy a lot more airtime than the SOPA opponents.
When you're right, you want to move the argument to principles and facts. You don't want the debate muddled, b/c the more people know the likelier they are to agree with you.
(Unless you mean that Youtube really does mean jail? I haven't tracked the less bad parts of the bill so closely.)
Your response is a perfect example of why we are failing the communication war. We simply want to get to the technical end: dns filtering is wrong.
Meanwhile, the opposition is saying: SOPA means more US jobs. You tell me which idea has a better chance of sticking in the average consumer's mind?
A better counter would be something like: SOPA means Americans going to jail for watching a YouTube video. Let them counter with "that's not true!". Well, it is as true as saying SOPA means more jobs.