However, it has been brought to my attention that not everyone is as fortunate when it comes to having a voice. Just a little over a year ago, bloggers in Iran were jailed for voicing opinions against the "norm." SmartMobs explains how Twitter is one of the only ways to receive updates on the strife in Iran as texting and cell phone coverage has been suspended there. Even with these "luxuries" taken away, the ability to speak on current events that may not be so popular are being monitored.
It's sad to think someone can be persecuted for standing up for their rights or offering input on an unpopular topic. Looks like George Orwell wasn't too far off on his radical ideas regarding "Big Brother." To always feel like you are being watched, to be scrutinized for your every thought is a terrible way to live. There is something to be said, if not for freedom in your own country, then for freedom of self. Every human being has the right to an opinion, and the right to voice it. Blogs are a tool to do just that, and it is an oxymoron to see that they are being used as just the opposite.
I enjoyed your post on the freedom on opinion within the blogosphere. I think that everyone should have a right to share their opinions and views within the public sphere. A blog is a tool that allows people to share their thoughts, and discuss matters of interest to them. It should allow citizens to freely discuss matters, especially occurrences in their own country. I think it's crazy that people are denied these rights. Its a sad reality that within society we are constantly being monitored, an "watched". We have lost a sense of privacy.
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