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Welcome back students to your second censorship subject: Censorship 102 - What they really think about you. You will find this subject draws heavily on matters covered in Censorship 101 - Controlling what they see , especially from chapters: 1. Convincing your people you need Internet Filter 3. Introducing your Internet Filter 6. Dealing with the backlash - The 'Child Porn' Excuse 7. Dealing with the backlash - The 'Bloody Pirates' Excuse 13. Expanding the filter to retain your power The semester, we will be exploring how to monitor your citizens online and verifying that they are complying with Certified State Good-Think .

I detest propaganda, especially of the american variety. "Patriot Act", "Enemy Combatant" and my personal favourite " Freedom Tower ", as pictured below. The best thing about propaganda, is turning it on its head and I just heard a great idea. Instead of "Freedom Tower", lets start calling it "Narwhal Tower" or "The Narwhal" Mouseover the image above to see what I mean.

A report that is due to be tabled in June is recommending extra taxes on "energy-dense" foods. It also suggests regulating fat, salt and sugar content in food and drink, banning advertising of unhealthy foods to children and eliminating them from school vending machines. According to a spokesman for the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), this would mean a possible ban on sugar-rich preserves and jams, high-fat products such as soft cheeses and high salt products, like Vegimite! Now, while this may sound a lot like the apparent ban on Vegemite in the US a few years ago , it is a bit different. The AFGC, which represents 80 per cent of the highly processed food, drink and grocery products sector, would appear to be using Vegemite as a "Poster Child" of what would be banned. Honestly, no Australian Government is going to ban Vegemite - Just imagine what Sam Kekovich would say! (Be sure to play the video ). Things such as soft cheeses and olive oil will not b...