I don't need no babysitter

I, for one, am sick of my civil liberties being eaten away.

This proposed ‘child porn’ filter is a horrible idea. The deviants who are interested in such things are not stupid enough to use websites (http://) to share content. Anyone who knows anything about the internet other than just using Google knows this. So obviously, Conroy and Rudd have people telling them that it wont work. They know this filter isn’t to block child porn.

So why do they want it in place?

I’ll tell you what they’ll block initially: porn in all its forms (X-Rated porn is illegal in Australia), sites discussing euthanasia, games which are designed for those over sixteen, and other controversial material.

So you don’t like porn, you aren’t a fan of euthanasia, and you don’t play video games? That doesn’t mean the government should decide that no one should be able to access that material. And it certainly doesn’t mean they should make it illegal to view the blacklisted sites.

That’s the killer for me. It is in complete opposition of transparency. All citizens have a right to know what the fuck their government is doing with their country.

And today, I read this article. Now we are being fined for wanting privacy regarding our health. At fifteen, a minor can get their own Medicare card; which means they can see a doctor without their parents, retaining their privacy. I’m eighteen, and I don’t feel like being babied by my government.