{"id":168,"date":"2009-09-21T15:22:47","date_gmt":"2009-09-21T20:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.juggleware.com\/blog\/?p=168"},"modified":"2009-09-21T15:22:58","modified_gmt":"2009-09-21T20:22:58","slug":"freedom-time-more-important-rejection-than-google-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juggleware.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/freedom-time-more-important-rejection-than-google-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Time “more important” rejection than Google Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jason Grigsby wrote an excellent article on Cloud Four<\/a> about the significance of Apple’s rejection of Freedom Time that anyone who is interested in Apple’s App Store policies, or corporations and censorship should take a look at.<\/p>\n

Thanks Jason, I am glad that someone gets the real issue, and I won’t even take issue with “simple, stupid”:<\/p>\n

Can you imagine political discourse of any significance that doesn\u2019t include demeaning or attacking political figures? Like it or not, that\u2019s part of the exchange of ideas that form a democracy.<\/p>\n

This policy essentially bans any editorial cartoons\u2014cartoons that have been part of America\u2019s history since its inception….<\/p>\n

Freedom of speech is easy to defend when the speech is popular, but the real test comes when you have to defend unpopular speech or things that you don\u2019t agree with.<\/p>\n

In Fall 2008, George Bush had the worst approval ratings since Nixon. At a time in which we had one of the most unpopular Presidents in American history, Apple didn\u2019t have the courage to approve a simple, stupid application like Freedom Time.<\/p>\n

What is the likelihood that Apple would approve a truly controversial and unpopular application during a time when popular opinion makes it difficult to stand up for what\u2019s right?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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