Comments on: Who Wants to Be a “Domestic Terrorist” For Halloween? http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/10/19/halloween/ Reporting on “Eco-Terrorism” Witch Hunts, Blacklists and the Green Scare Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:01:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Will Potter http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/10/19/halloween/#comment-130714 Will Potter Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:40:30 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/10/19/who-wants-to-be-a-domestic-terrorist-for-halloween/#comment-130714 @friend: You're right, there are certainly drawbacks to creating personal profiles on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. Some of the primary concerns are privacy (particularly if anyone can view your profile). I encourage everyone to think very carefully about what types of information they put on these profiles, and who may view them. At the same time, though, MySpace has been, by a long shot, the biggest source of traffic to GreenIsTheNewRed.com. It's a great resource for spreading information to like-minded people. Like any tool, I think its strengths and weaknesses need to be acknowledged. Best, Will @friend:

You’re right, there are certainly drawbacks to creating personal profiles on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. Some of the primary concerns are privacy (particularly if anyone can view your profile). I encourage everyone to think very carefully about what types of information they put on these profiles, and who may view them.

At the same time, though, MySpace has been, by a long shot, the biggest source of traffic to GreenIsTheNewRed.com. It’s a great resource for spreading information to like-minded people. Like any tool, I think its strengths and weaknesses need to be acknowledged. Best, Will

]]> By: friend http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/10/19/halloween/#comment-130323 friend Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:23:46 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/10/19/who-wants-to-be-a-domestic-terrorist-for-halloween/#comment-130323 "Speaking of MySpace, have you added “Green Scare” as your friend? Do it." But Will, what are the real and potential drawbacks to suggesting that people use myspace to resist the green scare and support defendants? Here are a few resources / thoughts. Keep up the great work. The ABCs of Fuck MySpace (A Very Rough Draft) http://www.throughtheconcreterecords.com/documents/fuckmyspace1.html and Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook? http://albumoftheday.com/facebook and "the FBI is using MySpace to place spyware on computers." http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/12/23/a-bigger-big-brother “Speaking of MySpace, have you added “Green Scare” as your friend? Do it.”

But Will, what are the real and potential drawbacks to suggesting that people use myspace to resist the green scare and support defendants? Here are a few resources / thoughts. Keep up the great work.

The ABCs of Fuck MySpace (A Very Rough Draft)
http://www.throughtheconcreterecords.com/documents/fuckmyspace1.html
and
Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook?
http://albumoftheday.com/facebook
and
“the FBI is using MySpace to place spyware on computers.”
http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/12/23/a-bigger-big-brother

]]> By: Lynn http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/10/19/halloween/#comment-121185 Lynn Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:59:15 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2007/10/19/who-wants-to-be-a-domestic-terrorist-for-halloween/#comment-121185 Indeed I have added it. And I agree that history repeats. More than just this insanity of ranking Quakers and greens as a public menace- there is a chilling effect on activism. Open your mouth? You'll get a file. You'll lose your job, only nobody will say why. And so on. Dissent remains a risky but necessary imperative. Indeed I have added it. And I agree that history repeats. More than just this insanity of ranking Quakers and greens as a public menace- there is a chilling effect on activism. Open your mouth? You’ll get a file. You’ll lose your job, only nobody will say why. And so on.

Dissent remains a risky but necessary imperative.

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