Censorship - How far is too far?

In the last few years there has been concerns in the world we live in
about Freedom of expression and how far can people go, before they go
over the proverbial line.

Could it be that we could live in a global society where you could
slander anyone or anything, providing that you showed evidence to back
your thinking up. Or as has been suggested by certain zealots, that
some things are deemed as too sensitive for comment.

The case of the cartoons which offended Islamic scholars caused
widespread anger and revulsion, got massive media coverage, yet the
cartoons that depict Israel as cannibals and beyond human, although
getting media coverage in Israel, hardly gets any in the Western Media.

Why is that? Surely the media by giving coverage to one group and not
the others is fanning the flames of hate.

By the same token, what rights do organizations and companies in
general have to tell their employees what to think and say. There was
a message from the creator of the Internet, Tim Berners-Lee - where he
has advised youngsters to be careful what they input on social-
networking websites such as myspace and Facebook, as HR departments
might trawl through them and have a nose.

Fucking hell, are we heading towards the sort of society where you are
scrutinised 24/7, regardless of whether you are at work or in the
privacy of your home.

The inclination from Berners-Lee is that you should be careful what
you believe in, what you do out of work, and basically not have a
life, just in case you upset your bosses!

Say your politics were to the left, pro-union, anti-capitalist, anti-
war etc, should we be put into a position where we would have to
conceal that information, to make sure that we got that job.

Talk about fascism by the back door.

Rob :)