Summary: “History may not repeat itself. But it rhymes,” as the old saying goes

THE VIDEO above is a response to events that lower the volume of actual news and replace news with noise (or falsehoods). For the remaining days of this week we intend to focus on issues like software freedom and patent policy, as usual. The aspects of most concern to us are focus and cohesion; the community should stay focused and not divided.

"Here in Techrights we focus on "tech rights" (as the name suggests). We don't deal with 'pure' politics not because it's not important but because it's just not "our thing"."The video goes through a casual glimpse at the FBI operations against popular and just causes, such as animal rights and voting rights. Here in Techrights we focus on "tech rights" (as the name suggests). We don't deal with 'pure' politics not because it's not important but because it's just not "our thing".

Here is an example of a popular software freedom advocate being confronted over the focus on software instead of animals. The focus shift is a shrewd attempt to find weaker ground upon which to attack and discredit the messenger. ⬆