Monday, January 30, 2012

Buzzwords and Socialism

Someone posted a video on Facebook that they had made entitled "The Socialist Network". Basically it showed a bunch of pictures of people being held back by and opposing SOPA and PIPA and all those other internet infringing legislatures that have been popping up lately and then turned into a parody trailer of the Social Network. It suggested, as per the title, that all of these laws would turn the internet into a "Socialist Network." I think the problem I have with this should be obvious. Now granted, this was made by a bunch of high school seniors who I guess have not taken social studies or any government related classes at any point, and yes the title is supposed to be a play on words, but it doesn't make any sense. The title suggests the very opposite of what they are portraying in the parody. And it's not like there aren't other clever titles they could have used, how about "The Anti-Social Network"? That would have made infinitely more sense than the title they went with considering the trailer shows the government shutting down social networking sites. You know what kind of government does that? Fascists ones, like China and North Korea, they're all about that kind of shit. Calling it a Socialist network would imply that the government is allowing a piracy free for all and that all knowledge should be spread across the internet like so many singles being rained upon strippers. Socialism and socialist have just become buzzwords that any Tom Doesntknowafuck feels like they can throw out into a conversation to feel relevant to politics. Personally I put a lot of blame on Fox News as they seem to abuse this the most. I don't know how many people and pundits I have seen/heard on those programs confusing socialism for fascism, or my favorite, calling someone both a socialist and a fascist. Tell me Fox News, how is it that a person can be both a thing and the complete opposite of that thing at the same time?

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