Boycott campaign against Amazon: What's behind it?

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Facebook: Campaign Against Amazon Book

Whenever it comes it in the media on the subject of pedophiles, you should now first of all ask: When it comes to concrete persons to whom a specific offense is alleged or is it about the Internet and its regulation or the regulation of another institution?

On the subject of pedophilia known, the fun stops. But with the theme you can also score, bling on the popularity, because you know a large majority behind him, no one contradicts. And that is precisely the point.

The Internet mail order AMAZON's criticism relating to pedophilia. Amazon have sold a pedophile book, "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure", ie a pedophile guide for love and pleasure. News.de: "The author of the e-book claims that pedophiles would be misunderstood, it finally go them to the love of children. However, it is a crime if adults would live out their sexual desire towards children, he adds. In the book he impart advice on how pedophiles can abide by the law itself. "

Fact: There are pedophiles. If this book, which should have been hardly anyone read, actually given advice on how pedophiles could better deal with their fatal tendency - actually a good thing. Within days, a campaign was unleashed, called for a boycott against Amazon: "After the book was discovered on Wednesday, massive criticism of Amazon on the Internet was loud. On Twitter cried many users the company to withdraw the book, some threatened to boycott. "Facebook taught even a own boycott page. Amazon is an online retailer that sells a myriad of titles and reliable. Especially for German is this opportunity to acquire books sometimes of enormous importance. At Amazon you can quickly and easily acquire titles that will be available in translation until much later in Germany (often with a reduction or processing also accompanied) - or never make it to the German market. Among them are many politically incorrect title. If all seriousness Amazon expected in the future, each book titles to study just before being "released" for sale? So what is? "Although Amazon has issued guidelines on dealing with offensive content. However, the company does not specify what judged as 'offensive' and is thus excluded from the sale "Aha, which seems rather to indicate what it is about: Should Amazon." Tighten the screws ", arrive at a more stringent definition above, what is "offensive"? The book is not even printed, it is only a Kindle book. American media is apparent that the e-book of PG Greaves has been offered since 28.10.2010 and the standard evaluation system of Amazon very bad section (1 star). 498 of 513 customer reviews gave only 1 star. Furthermore, the customer graded it with categories as "offensive" and "disgusting". Amazon had initially announced that the withdrawal of the title would be censorship: "Amazon believes it is censorship, certain books only reason not to sell because we or others believe their message is controversial. Amazon supports or promotes hate or not criminal behavior, but we support the right of every individual to make his own decisions to sell. "Bravo. Unfortunately, this statment did not last long. The book was well but now definitely retired for the second time. This was preceded by a campaign ahead in social networks. Amazon, the company was founded in 1995 and based in Seattle, has strict guidelines for the content of media. Who has not observed, can be removed: Removal of:

  • Pornography, hard-core material that depicts graphic sexual acts. (This does the "Guide" does not).
  • Inappropriate material, the definition of sovereignty is Amazon.
  • Illegal items, contents must be lawful, title shall not incite illegal activity.
  • Further, Amazon protects the rights of individuals.

Christopher Finan, president of the American Booksellers Foundation and the Freedom of Expression said , Amazon has the right under the first article of the Constitution to sell the book, because it was not child pornography or illegal-obscene because it had no illustrations. Certainly the book is uncomfortable, hard to bear. However, the focus is directed here, as through social networking campaigns are initiated and in a short time, pressure is built up, which forces the online giants in the knee: Facebook had its own page dedicated to the called boycott Amazon ! The end result was therefore so that Facebook decided about what content should Amazon sell and which do not. We should observe and watch these mechanisms of these campaigns exactly that this process is no blueprint ...

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2 Responses to "Boycott campaign against Amazon: What's behind it?"

  1. Martin says:

    Pedophiles .... there but what was with Mr Cohn-Bendit:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUCyPeGuKyU

  2. TheMan says:

    It is absurd and bigoted how the public deals with this topic. Now are (almost) all so brainwashed that they do not even notice the ...

    It is in this reflection-free zone obviously a highly charged emotional minefield that can be like no other for a variety of purposes instrumentalised. These two points are important: reflection-free and highly emotional. Therefore pedophilia as a carrier is ideal for issues that "in daylight" never ever would find hearing and understanding (eg Internet censorship).

    Since there is once again a case of bigotry shows this: a 40-year-old woman who abused a 13-year-old in Austria. Pardon: "a relationship led" because in women that is of course not abuse - only in men. The judgment was accordingly mild. Three years probation, ie they do not even go to prison. I want to and can evaluate the case, neither morally nor legally, I just want to point out how strange vague boundary between the abysmally evil perpetrators and actually quite love, gentleness and understanding is deserving protagonists. For a man that would have been unthinkable in any case.

    http://www.heute.at/news/oesterreich/wien/Sex-Crime-trainer-40-seduces-boy-13-;art931,274134

    The best is yet to come:
    In the German tabloid media (eg IMAGE, Pro7) the woman may now be also prepare and auschlachten their history nor maudlin and earn money.

    "Three years on probation - to an Austrian court sentenced the Croatian handball coach Renata C. (42), because she has a love affair with the 14-year-old Erwin U.. How present both their future? In ProSieben Boulevard Magazine "tough" talk Renata C. and her young lover for the first time on television. The exclusive TV interview with "tough" - on Friday, November 19, 2010, at 17 clock on "

    IMAGE: Erwin (14): "I am not a victim." He had sex with his handball coach, when he was 13
    http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/2010/11/14/oesterreich-sex-trainerin-liebt-jungen/ist-diese-liebe-pervers-erwin-ich-bin-kein-opfer.html

    "Both assert: It's Love"

    Oh, how touching! When a man no pig would ask if it was love. For him the same boulevard would incite the mob to slogans such as "child molester", "tail off", "hanging".

    But is' clear: women are not as perpetrators, and a male teenager not as victims. Hatred does not work here, so you have to cannibalize the story otherwise.

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