Escape is Never the Safest Path
Feb/13/09 11:16
**Reprint from Journal entry of Oct-Nov 2005**
The title to this entry is from the lyrics to Dissident by Pearl Jam
Yesterday (Monday), I received my WIRED magazine in the mail and of course, devoured it as quickly as possible. There was an article in the POSTS section that kept my interest and I actually found myself reading it over twice, three times
Then this morning I hear the news that Rosa Parks has died
Wikipedia defines a dissident as: A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively opposes an established opinion, policy, or structure. The term is most often used to refer to political dissidents, usually against authoritarian regimes (although there are rare uses of the phrase philosophical dissident).
Ms. Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger sparked the powder keg of inequality within the United States. Her actions led to the ending of legal segregation. Her actions led to the inspiration of a pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Dr. Martin Luther King, into creating the Montgomery Improvement Association, that boycotted the bus company for 382 days. It was a movement that captured the attention of the nation, and eventually, the world
The timeliness of the article in WIRED that I mentioned could not have been more profound. Confessions of a Dissident, by Wozy Yin, as told to Adam L. Penenberg. Wozy is a Chinese citizen and a Blogger. China is holding numerous print journalists in prison and Wozy could be the first blogger. China incorporates lists of forbidden words for ISPs, even including such things as the date of the Tiananmen Square massacre and the name of the doctor that revealed the SARS crisis in 2003
Wozy Yin has been bouncing all around trying to make sure his words are put out for all to read, especially his own people. He is not alone, the movement there has begun. The Internet has become a tool for the brave to keep their own seats and express their passion for freedom
I couldn't find the article online to link to. If you own the WIRED magazine and have not read this article, you should
November, 2005 issue, pages 122-123
Update: Thanks to Muriel, we have a link!
The Wozy Yin article can be found at: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/posts.html?pg=4
The title to this entry is from the lyrics to Dissident by Pearl Jam
Yesterday (Monday), I received my WIRED magazine in the mail and of course, devoured it as quickly as possible. There was an article in the POSTS section that kept my interest and I actually found myself reading it over twice, three times
Then this morning I hear the news that Rosa Parks has died
Wikipedia defines a dissident as: A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively opposes an established opinion, policy, or structure. The term is most often used to refer to political dissidents, usually against authoritarian regimes (although there are rare uses of the phrase philosophical dissident).
Ms. Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger sparked the powder keg of inequality within the United States. Her actions led to the ending of legal segregation. Her actions led to the inspiration of a pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Dr. Martin Luther King, into creating the Montgomery Improvement Association, that boycotted the bus company for 382 days. It was a movement that captured the attention of the nation, and eventually, the world
The timeliness of the article in WIRED that I mentioned could not have been more profound. Confessions of a Dissident, by Wozy Yin, as told to Adam L. Penenberg. Wozy is a Chinese citizen and a Blogger. China is holding numerous print journalists in prison and Wozy could be the first blogger. China incorporates lists of forbidden words for ISPs, even including such things as the date of the Tiananmen Square massacre and the name of the doctor that revealed the SARS crisis in 2003
Wozy Yin has been bouncing all around trying to make sure his words are put out for all to read, especially his own people. He is not alone, the movement there has begun. The Internet has become a tool for the brave to keep their own seats and express their passion for freedom
I couldn't find the article online to link to. If you own the WIRED magazine and have not read this article, you should
November, 2005 issue, pages 122-123
Update: Thanks to Muriel, we have a link!
The Wozy Yin article can be found at: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/posts.html?pg=4