I just had the most terrible experience with Aljazeera Magazine.
I was trying to type in a comment, but it was nearly impossible, because you cannot type what you want. I tried to type the word "terrorists", to say that our Canadians soldiers, are not terrorists; that they do not go out of their way to kill people, like the Taliban do. Instead, "terrorists" was highlighted in red. I felt like in grade school.
(I am refering to an article by Murray Brewster of the Canadian Press, dated Tuesday, March 3, 2009, titled " Taliban bomb killed children: probe." But try to those Afghanis to believing that. It was proven that the bomb was clearly the Taliban's work.)
To top it off, I could not even type the word "Aljazzeera." What? Is it an insult to use that word? Is it so sacred? Will I be punished for it?
Then, they say that my IP address will be blocked if they view me as a problem. What? I don't go out of my way to be a pain. I am just trying to get a comment printed. I do not use bad language, nor racial or religious slurs of any kind.
I wonder though if Aljazeera would do the same for Palestinians, Arabs, etc. Would they allow me to slur Jewish people? In reality, I would not! I respect everybody, no matter what their background is.
But, I found my experience with Aljazeera so frustrating that I wonder if I the only one who's experienced this nightmare.
D.
