we have laws governing laws.......law makers and politicians are the real criminals.......every time i post an answer on here yahoo.....removes it.........why cant we voice our opinion.......i used to love this country.. but now its beginning to really suck...i know things are worse in other countrys but this america land of the free
2007-08-04 08:01:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I agree. I have had many questions removed, simply because I criticize zionism in the USA and Israel. Yahoo doesn't mind this censorship one bit, either. Keep speaking your mind. You have that right, even if I don't agree with you! That's from one American to another.
2007-08-04 08:10:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No freedoms are absolute. They are in combination with other freedoms and rules.
Study the community guidelines.
Learn how to voice opinions without being offiensive to a lot of other people.
Note upper right corner of screen where it has ANSWERS FORUM BLOG HELP
Forum link gets to an area where people discuss how Yahoo Answers could be managed better. There are some claims there that YA is biased, that tech support has been out-sourced to a nation where the people have strong bias racism etc. that make them unqualified to properly rule on some controversial issues.
2007-08-04 08:08:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very sad isn't it? Times have changed and politicans have changed the laws to suit their needs. Time to go live in a cave and live off the land. I grew up in a generation that protested and even though the establishment didn't like it, we still could do it without to much of a fuss. But, now days, if you say anything against anything, people point their fingers at you like you are out of the movie - Body Snatchers. It's stupid and if someone or some party doesn't get this country back on track, were all screwed.
2007-08-04 08:12:27 · answer #3 · answered by docie555@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first amendment prohibits the GOVERNMENT from restricting speech. Yahoo has the right to restrict the use of their servers in any way they wish. I have not read any of your answers, but I suspect they offend a lot of users. I have had 3 answers removed out of several thousand. If most of yours are removed, there must be something about the content that is causing it.
2007-08-04 09:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think retaliation is very unlikely. Think of how many people they would have to target, and think of how little threat you pose as a concerned citizen with no political power. The worst case scenario is probably that they ignore you, or pretend to listen. But most elected officials actually do care about what their constituents think (they have to run for re-election, after all), and even though your letter or phone call may only reach the interns in the office, they are instructed to tally the opinions coming in. So you are making a difference. I remember the first time I visited my state senator's office (in the state congress, not the US one) and sat down to speak with one of his aides. It felt really empowering, and they really did take the time to listen to what I had to say.
2016-05-18 00:33:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems to me that 'voicing your opinion' is exactly what you are doing. You say you 'used' to love this country? If it's so bad why don't you move to some backwards little country with no rights at all? You sit in your air-conditioned house (probably owned by your hard-working parents) enjoying the good life, and spend most of your time whining how bad you've got it. Are you involved in politics other than complaining about it? Have you joined a political party and support it financially? Quit whining and get involved in making things better!
2007-08-04 08:30:12 · answer #6 · answered by Penguin_Bob 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yahoo is not a govt agency -- they are private company and this is a private forum.
They could choose to block every female, or everyone with blonde hair, or everyone with an "E" in their name, or everyone who misspells a word --- as a private company, they can do anything they want in terms of setting standards.
But yes, every day and every year we have more and more restrictions on what we can do, say, eat, wear -- because people allow it.
We're a nation of sheep, running scared -- sadly, we gave up being the land of the free or the home of the brave long ago.
2007-08-04 08:06:11 · answer #7 · answered by coragryph 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
not to make you angry but if you are using Yahoo's facility to express your opinion, then they have the right to censor it.
If you have your own blog, you can control what goes on there as well. Freedom of speech is not with out it's limits. It's limits are changed all the time.
2007-08-04 08:06:42 · answer #8 · answered by hensleyclaw 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
This is america. Land of the fat and lazy, home of those who dont give a crap unless theyre offended.
Welcome to the nation of the divided.
There is no place better than here... and thats the sad part.
2007-08-04 08:04:48 · answer #9 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You have freedom of speech to speak out against your government.
A private company can make it's own rules.
2007-08-04 08:10:03 · answer #10 · answered by Mystine G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋