Last week's This American Life radio show featured a story about how someone's Facebook status update about the Apple Store became a matter of Homeland Security. The Internet has really knocked down the barriers to how far an individual's voice can travel. This story shows how easily the original message can be misinterpreted by the wrong people.
Here's the link to the episode's webpage: http://tinyurl.com/32hc79s
or you can listen below.
I heard this story and sank into further skepticism about the future of our so-called democratic freedoms. Maybe Lady Gaga is right for wearing a meat dress just because she can; someday, we may not be able to express our eccentricities, let alone elicit admiration for the quotability of Ed Norton one-liners.
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