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Freedom of Speech.

Yes, this is sort of about the firing of Jeff but more or less America in general.

America, the land of free home of the brave, no longer applies in today's world. In this day of age of high speed internet getting information has never been easier. Google dominates the web searching engine, You Tube dominates the user video library, and Myspace is the best way of keeping in contact with old friends and making new ones in the progress. All this at your fingertips and a few click away.

Everyone in this entire world has an opinion about something, but not everyone has the option to express that opinion in public. Think about it, when was the last time you could stand out in front of a store and tell people not to shop there without getting arrested? When was the last time you could stand out in front of the Whitehouse and tell Dubya that he sucks a big fat one without secret services bashing your head in? When was the last time you just straight up said to a person you don't like them simply because of their race, religion, etc, etc, etc, without getting smacked with a lawsuit or the very least punched in the face? If you have said "never" to any of these, that tells you 2 things, 1. Everybody has turned into a bunch of fems and cant handle someone's else's opinion and more importantly 2. Your speech is no longer free.

So where can one turn in this time of need? THE INTERNET! [40's voice guy] Yes, the internet, the information super highway. The internet, where you can call somebody a name and they can't punch you. Yes, the internet, where you can be a racist bastard and not get prosecuted by Rev. Al Sharptan or Jessie Jackson. The internet, were you can bash Dubya and not get thrown in prison. THE internet, where you can surf for free porn!! THE INTERnet, where pedo's can find under aged kids to have sex with but only to find out that......

"I'm Chris Hanson from Dateline NBC. Why don't you take a seat."

.....ohh, ****!!![/40's voice guy]

Yeah, something like that.

So, with this recent news of a firing of a critic from an internet website, is the internet really a true form of free speech anymore? I answer, yes, but that is slowly becoming restricted by the government and being bought out buy the corporations....case in point.

I really have nothing to say about Jeff being fired, he did his job, he gave his opinion. Edios fathead didn't like it and bought off Gamespot to fire Jeff.

Money is power people and it's always going to be like that until you learn to stand up for what you believe in and get a group behind you that is just as passionate about it as you are. Example, be it a bad one, the Phelps Clan. They stand up for what they believe in, and they garner, not national, but WORLDWIDE press about it. True they do spread a message of hate but they are determined to spread it. I don't want to end this blog on a low note like the Phelps' so, moving on.

Unlike most people, Jeff's firing is not going to lead me to cancel my account or spam the forums with a bunch of BS. Stuff happens; people get fired all the time. Yeah, it's a real lame how he lost his job but people have been fired for less. He should be so lucky.