Reddit Clobbers Rep. Ryan Into Opposing SOPA Publicly

[Zentz29]

Reddit said: "Fuck yo couch, niggah"!

[Xwowplaya]

Why can't people get as revved up against other bills like Nada or even the war in Iraq as much as SOPA and PIPA? The world would be further ahead if that happened.

[Brutus1Buckeye]

@Xwowplaya You mean NDAA? Ya thats bullshit

[Maximalnoob]

Fuck america, u always make problems in this world.

[iamdansker]

and when PIPA is buried, you should concentrate on ACTA since that's the other bill they are working on in the shadows while people concentrate on PIPA and SOPA

[MsKBrennan]

SOPA and PIPA are gone (for now) but ACTA -Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement- is still being negotiated.. PLEASE TYT .. Raise awareness over ACTA!!

[117starpower]

so it was reddit vs sopa? if so did reddit win against sopa? if they did HELL FUCKING YEAH!

[OnewitdaClown91]

This shit is bullshit, some censorship i can deal with but this can go against constitutional rights

[JImmy4336]

Thank You Reddit!

[Zefiroth1612]

Here come the opponents of Soap Up!

[lucario717]

SOPA AND PIPA = GAY AND LESBIAN 

[manonthemount]

It's sickening how politicians plot to fuck their constituents until they notice, then they suddenly recognize the ethical choice.

[LaBellaVita0112]

Remember PIPA. It's just as bad! Everyone should sign all the petitions against SOPA and PIPA. These bills are threats to all Americans who love freedom. Hell, they're a threat to anyone in the world who likes freedom! Because if this bill passes in the U.S...how long before it spreads to other countries? SPEAK UP, TELL CONGRESS WHAT YOU THINK BY SIGNING THE PETITIONS!

[xXiTRicKSXx]

fuckkkkkkkkkkkk Sopa

[UDSS]

The right-wing has used 9/11 ever since, to make themselves stronger. The Tea Party is another example of right-wing propaganda at its finest. Blaming the ''liberal'' government for the failures of capitalism and the disastrous conservative government of George W. Bush! Since 1917 Americans are poisoned by capitalist anticommunist propaganda! That has led to the stupid idea that liberalism is left-wing and that socialism is about big government and something evil.

[dutch4fire24]

remember PIPA

[KnightOfNight3405]

FUCK SPOPA!!

[sparkinthedarknes]

America is trying to conquer the world... But no

[SpaceManDawn]

r/DontFuckWithUs

[StevieHification]

SOPA not passed! But don't forget about PIPA!

[OnewitdaClown91]

@StevieHification agreed just cause SOPA ismain vision doesnt mean PIPA is out yet

[magaolizard]

Are you crazy? So i won't be able to see porn in peace? Can't let that happen!!

[zeechceez]

You don't get to destroy the internet because it doesn't fit your business model!!

[tvsinesperanto]

Getting Republicans to change their position is only unheard of when you leave it up to Democrats to do the pursuasion. When someone who actually WANTS them to change their minds, it works.

[piskooooo]

>as seen on /v/ - video games

[SpitfireOFatj]

Republicans feel the Government's role is to represent corporate profit.

[MultiUniv3rsal]

Nothing Paul Ryan says now can erase what he is.

[pnewcombutt]

@CentristFiascox3

no evidence that godaddy changed their mind? how about the fact that they changed their mind?

[liduv1977]

Wow , intersting i did not know about Sopa, why isn't the media talking about this?

[adfadfewfrewafawefaw]

@liduv1977 Because the media is bought, just like the rest of us.

[zer0nix]

@liduv1977 broadcast media is commercially supported and those commercial interests want either favorable coverage or zero coverage on sopa.

they've chosen to ignore it because they know the shitstorm that is coming.

[damianGray]

Keep up the coverage of SOPA and keep people away. But don't forget her little sister PIPA. That bill is JUST as bad and hasn't had NEARLY as much coverage!

[SenininternetinHD]

Sopa diyince acaba bizim bildiğimiz sopamı adam dövmek için kullandığımız :DDDDDDD

[jyusi4]

PEOPLE do not forget about PIPA (PROTECT IP ACT) it's like SOPA but not as bad, this is politics 101...getting everyone concentrated on SOPA so they can pass PIPA unnoticed

Please copy, paste or like this comment

PIPA is the real problem here, not SOPA

[RobertC19850209]

@jyusi4 they're both a problem

[celt67]

@jyusi4 Maybe if you explained something about it, or gave a link, it would be more relevant.

[Drivingkyle]

@jyusi4 SOPA is the extreme version of PIPA, You saying SOPA is not the real problem, is like saying Aids is not a problem in Africa.

[mistaspot1]

YouTube couldn't exist under SOPA. It's impossible for YouTube to control all of the content uploaded onto this website.

[mmarieden]

Paul Ryan is shaking in his boots about being recalled...OBVIOUSLY he's going to cling to whatever he can to win support...what a slimy weasel.

[izaiahisback]

@mmarieden what did he do?

[sabretooth75]

Paul Ryan...sweetheart of the Republicans, traitor and enemy of the American people!

[number0017]

even if we stop sopa we still have IP bill coming as well

[SkamGame]

...PirateBay.... okay now YouTube can be shut down.... -.- it's ridiculous!!

[PsychoBurgundy6]

Paul Ryan supports SOPA? Well, there goes what little respect I had for him as a politician and as a human being. He can get down on his knees and suck a big fat dick.

[dwpride]

trolls need to be fucking killed off the internet by SOPA

[coltor9]

Ryan also opposes Medicare and Social Security, so what's new? The GOP HATES the poor, the elderly, teachers, the middle class, the handicapped but LOVES millionaires!

What working class idiot would ever vote for ANYONE in the GOP?

You would need to have your head examined.

[madhillick]

Great. Now it's going to be the tech companies controlling American politicians rather than the banks. I'm sure everything will be fine.

[Diatonic5th]

Good job Reddit! Their site may be shit, but they're fighting the good fight.

[sobeboyzz]

Eh, hopefully SOPA will take down Reddit. Nice to know that Reddit will be down for 12 hours though, internet retardation levels will definitely drop for that period.

[Md2802]

How do I know the SOPA act is bullshit? I reddit.

[shmackled0rf]

He was never for the bill he just had never came out against it until after this operation. This is the email which is used to suggest he did.

Thank you for contacting me regarding your support for H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act. I appreciate you taking the time to let me know your views on this important issue.

[shmackled0rf]

As you may know, Representative Lamar Smith introduced H.R. 3261 on October 26, 2011. This bill would aim to crack down on rouge websites dedicated to the sale of infringing or counterfeit goods. It narrows the definition of a rogue website, while ensuring that law enforcement can get at the "worst-of-the-worst" websites dedicated to selling infringing goods.

[shmackled0rf]

Additionally, the bill will provide law enforcement with tools to stop websites dedicated to online piracy and sale of counterfeit goods, which include new movie and music releases. It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary on October 26, 2011. H.R. 3261 is currently pending in this committee.

[shmackled0rf]

Thank you again for contacting me on this issue. I will continue to follow this piece of legislation carefully. Should this bill come before me on the House floor, I will certainly keep your thoughts in mind.

[shmackled0rf]

In the meantime, if you wish to share additional information with me concerning this issue, please feel free to contact me by calling, emailing, writing, or faxing me. Please be advised that mail sent to my Washington office is subject to an additional two-week delay due to increased mail security.

If I can be of further assistance to you regarding this or any other matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am always happy to respond and be of service to you.

[trapedd]

reddit (dot) com / r / SOPA / Follow the revolution! Boycott these assholes!

[Sylinic]

That's amazing, props to Reddit.

[whatsgoingon07]

the chronicles of Reddit

[musiccritic10]

so where's the evidence that paul ryan supported it in the beginning?

[Leedark3]

This is what is great about America. We may be getting screwed as much as politicians and the rich can, but when the public actually wakes up to an issue and starts doing something about it, we can force them to listen.

[lordmaldad]

>906 views

>1,067 likes

wut

[VanWinz]

And Wikipedia Joins the fight!

[Zendrig]

"Imagine a world without Reddit."

"Without what?"

[NumaNuma187]

"Getting Republicans to cave in and switch positions? That's almost unheard of!" Lolwut?

[knightofdreamz]

@NumaNuma187

I think he meant " without massive amounts of money being thrown at them"



[TheCagedTiger]

Reddit's awful.

[SelfTheSoulfuric]

anyone else lol @ that santorum add to the top right?

[skylvid]

why are there more "likes" than views again?

[QueenNyx]

@skylvid Because YouTube doesn't keep actual track of such things and lags behind.

[yellowpandayellow]

Ryan never officially said he supported SOPA. There were rumors that he did support it, which he later disavowed and said he was undecided. Just pointing out that small detail.

[jokemasterslifer]

I love you reddit. <3

[crazeguy26]

GO! Reddit! GO!

[ttzz2003]

F godaddy for ever supporting this. Time to boycott it

[ivanwarrior37]

WTF? i agree with paul ryan on something!

[coadynoel]

Fuck go daddy. 

[TheAtomicBonkanator]

NOT BAD

[LiberalJerseyman]

Reddit scum

[Lpoolboy]

4CHAN, UMAD?

[planeteater1138]

@Lpoolboy I wish our scary cousins from 4chan would do the same

[AdYarb]

@planeteater1138 Firstly, 4chan has been supporting the Stop SOPA campaign, and 4chan agreed to the blackout / censored site before reddit did. Secondly, we're not your scary cousins.

DINKELBERG!!!!!!

P.S. Stop stealing our memes and calling them yours.

[allisinthepass]

@planeteater1138 that would be scary

[unlovingfilms]

@planeteater1138 you don't want 4chan involved ;p 

[RamboSlice666]

@planeteater1138 A group of pedos....we don't need them

[Dipstikk]

@planeteater1138 Fat chance. They're all too busy hunting down and harassing autistic kids to care about SOPA.

[tufyhead]

@Lpoolboy Lpoolboy from aka?

[Lpoolboy]

@tufyhead Holy crap dude, yeah. That's an unexpected blast from the past. How you doing man?

[jorgereyesplata]

the subtitles are wrong and misspelled 

[Nightdrone]

Many Internet denizens are arguably more conservative with regards to their way of life than the slave owners of early America. Fuck with the Internet people and guess what happens?

[bobshenix]

@Nightdrone

What is your point exactly? SOPA is just one of many laws being quietly pushed in Washington that gives the Federal government powers it should NOT have in a free country. The Feds want to monitor/censor whatever it wants with impunity!!

The internet is what the political elites of the Republicrat establishment fear the most... this alone speaks volumes about how corrupt our nation is. Yet we bomb sovereign nations to oblivion paying lip service to "democracy"? Crazy.

[LeLimeLine]

GOOD.

[breakD1134]

GO REDDIT!! Now go after NDAA

[ogredan100]

@abryant323 oh shut the fuck up. They can't just destroy the Internet because some dumbasses are too cheap to pay for a song.

[abryant323]

@ogredan100 SOPA isn't destroying the internet, it's regulating it. Pirates shouldn't be allowed free reign to steal what isn't theirs.

[isaacBrockofthe41]

@abryant323 Agreed. But it isn't stopping it. Its just controlling the entire internet. You can't stop it.

[abryant323]

@isaacBrockofthe41 It's only controlling certain aspects of it. We, as a population, need some sort of control. People are making the consequences out to be worse than they are.

[australia2canada1]

@abryant323 LOL! No they are not. You clearly have no concept of how dangerous SOPA is and what would happen if it was passed. Piracy isn't the only thing it targets. It's ANY LINK to COPYRIGHTED material on ANY site. That's the entire fucking internet. Don't talk about shit you don't understand. Being a web developer and graphic designer this bill is insane.

[sabretooth75]

@australia2canada1 It's also a way to erode the first amendment. If you speak out against the government and your site is linked to copywrited material...they can shut you down!

[izaiahisback]

@australia2canada1 dude SOPA passed like a week ago

[fuzzyperson98]

@izaiahisback wut?

[izaiahisback]

@fuzzyperson98 nvm. poopy poop in my butthole!

[darkmantlestudios]

@izaiahisback No it didn't... it's being voted on at the end of the month

[izaiahisback]

@darkmantlestudios oh. poo poo in my wee wee!

[abryant323]

@australia2canada1 Just so you guys know, I don't really support SOPA. I had to go on message boards and play Devil's advocate on a controversial topic for my ethics class to see how people on the internet would react and do the same for a discussion in person, then compare the two interactions.

[grabyourgat]

@abryant323 My god you're a fool. Go do some reading on the Bill of Rights.

[ccsmiley2]

@abryant323 Piracy doesn't stop when American web sites are shut down (violation of the 1st, 4th and 7th amendments), foreign websites will continue to host illegal material and Americans will be the ones to suffer from censorship in a fashion similar to China. Anyone willing to sacrifice their own freedom for security deserve neither.

[chickenmonger123]

@ccsmiley2 true but a large portion of the internet is American and thus a large portion of the internet is concerned

[iBladeV4L]

@abryant323 Fuck you, Jack Sparrow is my nigga.

[dennisbernard11]

you can not fuck with reddit. they are like brad pitt in fight club.

[abryant323]

Paul Ryan was weak to be bullied by Reddit. Stand your ground. Approve SOPA.

[realoverfake]

America has turned into a such a joke lol

[DaytonaRoadster]

bitch plz, we all know this shit is gonna pass, if the "throw americans into 'everyone is a terrorist camp" bill passed, you think anyone in D.C gives two fucks about free speech?

[rohannesburg]

Just imagine if 4chan did something

[12319941000]

@rohannesburg

Most likely wouldn't make a difference

[MRLfromhell]

@rohannesburg If it was capable it would have been done. I think the fact that is hasn't shows that 4chan is officially dead.

[etetepete]

@rohannesburg they'd go to Oprah saying that SOPA wants to rape their children with over 900 penises.

[TheTruthNJ09]

@rohannesburg

Check out the "As See On:" right beside the descrip.

[ande7552]

I suggest Reddit go after Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT). He has been trying to do stuff like this for YEARS. He even wants to ban certain sites, like oppressive regimes do.

[dingleflorden]

@MrJinonymous

>Greentexting on youtube seeems like a good idea

>I know

[MCAMVP]

Ways to sway a US politician:

1. Bribe them to change opinions by offering large amounts of money and ensuring them little negative media coverage.

2. Persuade them by sparking fear of losing large amounts of money or revealing defamatory facts.

[oeo1977]

Reddit has made my life better and it was doing so before I even knew about its existence 2 months ago because of all the good it does.

[AridSea]

@MrJinonymous

>>Implying that not every single person that has watched this video wanks.

[katiillac]

Another reason to love Reddit to an obscenely unhealthy amount.

[MiLoMac06]

Way to go Reddit!

[MrFreeCookie]

RON PAUL. need i say more?

[Sp0ilTheFun]

@MrFreeCookie yes

[pinkycheeks]

CNN is doing a documentary on Anonymous this Saturday lol. Not so Anonymous anymore I guess.

[birddognick]

@pinkycheeks JEEEE ya think?

[101shitkid]

my vote goes to beezow doo doo zopittybop bop bop

[Ioganstone]

Internets fuck yeah!

[rocky19421]

Bye bye Paul Ryan. It's too late to put on your chameleon coat now - you've been living out loud in Washington­, showing all of us the Douche Bag you really are!

It's hard to remember another Washington player who flushed his political capital down the toilet as quickly as Ryan. Does it really matter what he thinks at this point?

[blackrobe2007]

don't fuck with the internet...cuz it will fuck you back.

[schlafanzyk]

this.. is .. AWESOME!

[Raletia]

I see so many comments asking for more info... check the video description, it has links to source stories. :)

[AridSea]

Reddit did something more then a repost?

[dingleflorden]

@AridSea

Are you from...where I think you are from?

[SHEEPLEwhisperer]

Hit these asshole Corporations in the pocket book.

It's the only thing they understand, as for the shill Politicians that support SOPA, vote em out.

[PercyCTV]

YouTube, Google, Yahoo, and Bing need to get together so they can clobber the president.

[Laughtraxx]

Hey we cant let PIPA pass either thats pretty shit as well

[kristjan117]

@Laughtraxx whats pipa?

[Laughtraxx]

@kristjan117 The Protect intellectual property Act. Its a bill that does pretty uch the same stuff as sopa. Apparently its a little moar toned down but it is still ridiculous. The DMCA (what we have now) is already INCREDIBLY one sided and flawed. The last thing we need is MOAR regulation

[virtuvianTrace]

cenk is the most wanted on the governments hit list.



[dboy11368]

this is why they wanted the internet torn apart in the first place.

[MrLewisTan]

Cenk didnt tell how did Reddit attack Ryan. I don't use Reddit so I have no idea

[jbourget32]

How did Reddit pressure Ryan?

[audadvnc]

Rep Ryan is a coward. No news there.

[OutLawPete122312]

@audadvnc Oh yeah, he's so cowardly that he got the entire conversation started on deficit reductions in the TRILLIONS of dollars, not in deficits, but in SAVINGS. He passed a budget in the House that got ignored by the Senate that cut 6.2 trillion dollars over 10 years, including both Defense and entitlements, while the Democratic Senate hasn't even PASSED a budget in 987 days. Not to mention Congressman Ryan didn't ever support SOPA, contrary to TYT's ultimate wisdom, But yeah, he's a coward.

[OutLawPete122312]

1) Paul Ryan never SUPPORTED SOPA. I'm always amazed at the inane amount of absolute lies and fallicies Cenk Uygar has no problem using both on TYT and other programming to further his status as "the liberal version of Rush Limbaugh". Ignorance on the left is just as bad as ignorance on the right. 2) I also enjoy how usually, Cenk loves to rail on lobbyists for their efforts and corruption, yet this form of lobbying he's freaking AMPED up about 3) The Young Turks makes Fox News look neutral

[logossfera]

@OutLawPete122312

(A) Asking for financial privileges from politicians = (C) lobbying

(B) Demanding the preservation of rights from the same politicians = (C) lobbying

That's true. But that's not mathematics, it linguistics, so A does not equal B.

[OutLawPete122312]

@logossfera Lobbying isn't just one thing, you know that, right? You and I as voters lobby. Corporations lobby. The guy on the corner asking for change, lobbies. Reddit in this case lobbied for the blockage of SOPA.

v. lob·bied, lob·by·ing, lob·bies

v.intr.

To try to influence the thinking of legislators or other public officials for or against a specific cause:

Anybody can lobby. Reddit lobbied Paul Ryan to oppose something he was never supporting.

[seamoremonster]

@OutLawPete122312 Do much Trolling Pete? Paul Ryan is a Corporate sell out spiv. He wants to rob people of their social security that they paid into all their lives. He wants to dump medi-care so the elderly can just go off and die. He's the New Republican...selfish and totally in the pocket of Corporate America. He won't last past the next election no matter how many paid Trolls the Kcoh Brothers put into service.

[OutLawPete122312]

@seamoremonster Is there a reason why I can't be conservative without knowing the Koch Brothers? Look, ideology is all fine, but at some point you can't escape the math of the situation we're in. Medicare ends in 9 years for all, according to President Obama's Medicare chief actuary. if you want to attack our motives as conservatives, fine, then you clearly don't belong in a substance based conversation. Ryan put out a budget to save these social programs for seniors, and reduce the debt.

[seamoremonster]

@OutLawPete122312 Sorry Pete but you speaking the Corporate Mantra. Can't escape the maths? Really? Why don't we try and put tax rates up to where they were under Eisenhower...remember him? You wouldn't because you're too young but he was a conservative. America was in pretty good shape back then. A booming middle class and a healthy economy. Need to get out of this Corporate Mantra that was spawned under the Reagan Myth of Trickle Down Economics and the Deregulation.

[seamoremonster]

@seamoremonster Cont...Ryan is another Scot Walker. He won't last because he has no policies to address the real suffering of the unemployed and the middle and working classes. Just for a moment think outside of the New Conservative Paradigm of small government and lower taxes...have a look at Scandinavian countries...and other that are enjoying a contented middle class and higher levels of education and less violent crimes...Just give it a chance and have a look.

[Gr4yW0rld]

Politicians, be afraid. You have pissed off the internet. May god have mercy on your soul

[snowbaordguru]

I wish companies and corporations would throw their weight behind/against legislation that does not only specifically benefit them. Altruism would be too much to ask though, for a company to support what the people want. But WAIT, corporations and companies are people! We are saved!

[leslucas]

Thats PIPA. One of these bills will pass, wether we like it or not.

[FuryFlurry1]

Reddit is more effective at solving problems than the actual Congress.

[bestofantiwarradio]

@FuryFlurry1

no kidding. hooray for the free market!

[MatchCard]

I see "As Seen On: Reddit" on videos sometimes but I don't know what it is and what they even did to get Paul Ryan to change.

[arex20]

Paul Ryan didn't support SOPA. Reddit went after him because he is the chairman of the house budget committee. They may claim they pressured him into opposing it, but there is no evidence that Paul Ryan supported SOPA in the first place. TYT, Please stop inventing facts.

[Pownership]

sopa isnt the problem anymore. the house already said no. Now its PIPA, the senate version of the bill. correct?