The stupid purported government is attempting to filter and censor the
Internet in Australia.
The Labor government.s plan to filter the Internet is deeply flawed. It will not work.
The live pilot the government ran last year was a success only because the trial was designed to succeed.
Experts say that the filter cannot and will not work.
You will not be able to see the list of banned sites. This could allow the government to block whatever they like.
Countries with similar systems are countries like China and Iran.
"Bureaucracy out of control, government in this country is obsessed with controlling every part of our lives that they can, makes them feel important and keeps thousands of government workers in a job."
"But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship. ...voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."
--Hermann Goring
Similarly, all you need to do to pass draconian anti-democratic laws in Australia is tell people their children are being attacked, and call anybody who disagrees with you a pedophile supporter.
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1342820&p=2#r27.