Freedom of expression is priceless. For everything else, there’s MasterCard.
Author: The Man
Not sure I totally agree with this http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/12/07/just-saying/ but when governments and big business collude that cannot be good for us.
“Charles Arthur, the Guardian’s technology editor, points out that while MasterCard and Visa have cut WikiLeaks off you can still use those cards to donate to overtly racist organisations such as the Knights Party, which is supported by the Ku Klux Klan.
The Ku Klux Klan website directs users to a site called Christian Concepts. It takes Visa and MasterCard donations for users willing to state that they are “white and not of racially mixed descent. I am not married to a non-white. I do not date non-whites nor do I have non-white dependents. I believe in the ideals of western Christian civilisation and profess my belief in Jesus Christ as the son of God.”
via Guardian
This is a painful watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0
And a good read
http://claresiobhanpr.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/the-wikileaks-debate-who-is-the-guilty-party/
Tags: Mastercard, PayPal, Visa, WikiLeaks
2 Responses to “Freedom of expression is priceless. For everything else, there’s MasterCard.”
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December 9th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Thanks for the blog mention, really appreciate it!
Hopefully MasterCard will realise that they can’t pick and choose where our money goes.
December 9th, 2010 at 11:11 am
Hi Clare
One of the best thinks i have read in a long time, appreciate you writing it.