It's so ironic to move to Australia from Russia ... the former Soviet Union ... just to find myself eventually back to roughly about the same level of government regulation. Hopefully not worse than that.
Should I now set my goal to leave Australia for a better place ... but what could it be though? Any ideas?
Exaggerating much? An ineffective porn filter is a long way from the 'regulation' of the population as practiced by the KGB. You'll notice for example that you can openly call K-Rudd a bloody idiot on national television for trying to implement this, and nothing will happen to you.
An ineffective porn filter is a long way from the 'regulation' of the population as practiced by the KGB
Yes and no ... just as the filter is ineffective for someone who knows a bit about how stuff works, there always was the 'black market' in the SU where one could find books, movies, music etc. that were not supposed to be available to Soviet people.
Ineffective as it is, it may be just the first step towards a certain direction ...
you can openly call K-Rudd a bloody idiot on national television for trying to implement this, and nothing will happen to you
Reminds me of a popular joke from Soviet times:
American: In the USA you can go to the central square of your town, and shout out "Reagan is a bloody idiot" and nothing will happen to you! Soviet replied: Big deal! In the Soviet Union you, too, can go to the central square of your town, and shout out "Reagan is a bloody idiot" and nothing will happen to you.
So, basically, everyone is calling K-Rudd a bloody idiot about the filter, but still it gets implemented.
