Comments on: i am not a terrorist, just a writer

By: HR Letts

HR Letts — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:14:30 +0000

Go ahead, be old-fashioned. As a fellow American, I, too, believe, freedom of speech is a sacred right. And since you subscribe to this belief, then why hesitate on using every source available for research on terrorism?

I Googled “terrorism” and in .06 seconds got 8,540,000 hits, with FEMA’s website in the top four listings. Access restricted to any one of these sites would be of greater concern to me then my IP address being added to a list because I did access it. I equate freedom of speech with unrestricted access to what I want to read, regardless of the source. Personally, if I planned to write a novel on terrorism, I would be conducting personal interviews with experts in the field.

In the absence of first-hand knowledge, the conveyance of realism requires research.

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By: P.Viktor

P.Viktor — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:40:39 +0000

Thus is the state of the world we now live in, were a vague, faceless threat (i.e. terrorism) has allowed the government to propigate a society where our freedoms are being stolen from us on an almost daily basis. The fact that you feel like you can’t research this topic speaks volumes about how we live our lives today.

By: Anglofille

Anglofille — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:06:50 +0000

I’m focusing on Britain because I live here. Is the USA monitoring the internet? Well, Google is an American company and they are collecting data for the government and handing it over. I’ve already written about that.

There are no laws against “racial and religious hatred” speech in the US. The First Amendment to the Constitution would not allow that. There are no laws against Holocaust denial.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:34:56 +0000

Orwellian Britain? Interesting. Do you think that the USA is not monitoring internet usage, cellphones etc.? Also, (a genuine question) does not the USA not have laws against racism? I honestly don’t know. I would have thought so given that racism was so prevalent there such a relatively short time ago.

Why not search for the psychology of terrorism. Be specific in your search. Or just go to the British Library and request what you want from there.
Personally, I wouldn’t be too concerned about searching on the net. I think that they would be looking for net behaviour in specific areas. I’m sure your University could advise.