Comments on: Global blogger action day called

Global blogger action day called

hoder — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:31:05 -0800

The global web blog community is being called into action to lend support to two imprisoned Iranian bloggers. (BBC) to lend support to two imprisoned Iranian bloggers. (BBC) The month-old Committee to Protect Bloggers' is asking those with blogs to dedicate their sites on 22 February to the "Free Mojtaba and Arash Day". Arash Sigarchi and Mojtaba Saminejad are both in prison in Iran.

By: blendor

blendor — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:45:50 -0800

i did my part. unfortunately, i have such a tiny readership, it may not matter much.

By: Captaintripps

Captaintripps — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 04:34:43 -0800

Hopefully they'll produce my free mojtaba and arash. Last time I went and tried to get my free mumia they'd run out.

By: andrew cooke

andrew cooke — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:42:45 -0800

there doesn't seem to be much sympathy round here for this cause...

By: Ayn Marx

Ayn Marx — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 07:09:33 -0800

Because bloggers are special.

By: andrew cooke

andrew cooke — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:00:25 -0800

i'm guessing that's meant to be a snide put-down. but in this case, they really are special - they're performing a function akin to a free press in a society that doesn't allow such things, and are being persecuted for it. also, of course, metafilter is group weblog of sorts, and it's natural for people to be concerned about others in their community.

By: mischief

mischief — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:38:25 -0800

"others in their community" Mojatba and Arash are Mefites?

By: jimjam

jimjam — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 02:52:54 -0800

yeah all you BLOGGERS have at it. keep BLOGGING away. jee whiz, think of all the people readying your BLOGS. now you're BLOGGING for a cause. boy don't you just love BLOGGING. goddam i fucking HATE the term BLOG, and more importantly, the vapid sense of self-importance that comes along with you asshat BLOGGERS.