Friday, April 13, 2007

Virtual World Versus Reality World

If you are going to throw stones be aware that anonymity doesn't, thank gawd, give you the protection it once did and that is probably a sign that the internet is maturing.

April 13, 2007
Confusing the virtual world with reality
Once upon a time, there were five Toronto high school kids who didn't like their vice-principal. But instead of quietly discussing the aspects of the woman they saw as a tyrant — as I would have done, and trust me, I was a fantastically stupid teenager — they went high-tech and posted slurs against her on the social networking site Facebook.com. >by Heather Mallick >full column

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I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.

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