FROM TURKEY FOR A BETTER YOUTUBE&WORLD. On the 10 th March 2007 Turkey banned Youtube like Brazil and Australia did before for showing a video which the court decided insulted "Turkishness" and Ataturk - both serious crimes in Turkey. Then people in Turkey and the world began to discuss the banning and many Turks including me protested the banning on "Comments" and "Have your say" sections of Turkish news websites. Finally people gave petitions to courts and the banning was lifted on 12th March 2007 saying the company managed to remove all the incriminatory videos from the page.Actually it seems impossible for the company to remove all videos because they have to employ thousands of people for this job and now u can stil see alot of such videos.Meanwhile during the banning I and many Turks could easily enter Youtube from other proxies so banning actually was of no use.So what can be the solution for a better Youtube. I have been using Youtube for a very long time and whenever I want to go to recall my memories in different parts of the world I just youtube and simply watch those places.If I want to learn how biodiesel is made at home or if I want to see bullet train without going to Japan or if I want to listen to religious lectures or see old photos of our great leader Ataturk I again simply youtube and get what I want in seconds. I also put my own videos of researches of 17 years about Cancer,Diabetes Mellitus and many people watch them, we share health information which makes me very happy because according to my religion "The best of people is the one who serves humans.". The biggest reality of our age is that we all have to live like the members of the same warm house because the enormous science&technology including internet has now removed all the borders. As we know UNESCO has named 2007 International Year of Rumi because his Sufi doctrine advocated unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning, goodness, charity and awareness through love,looking with the same eye on Muslim, Jew and Christian alike.So let us listen to him at least this year and stop putting insulting videos or replying with the worst swears and hating each other .We are all civilized siblings of the same global village and we can show our traditions, our sightseeing places,teachour language,cookery, inventions and tips&ideas for an easier&better life.Even if we are not seeing the person whom we are hating ,swearing,insulting and humiliating he or she is just someone like us made of flesh and bones with a family,friends,hobbies ,hopes,feelings.His being from another religion,race,color,economical or social stiuation nor makes him superior neither inferior.I want to end my words with the poem of Rumi saying: Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu,
Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion
or cultural system. My Mother is Love , My Father is Love, My Prophet is Love,My God is Love ,I am a child of Love, I have come only to speak of Love .
Well said,the words of Rumi are very clear and hopeful.
bazzatheblue 4 years ago
Thanks ,I hope peace&good people like you will win.B. rgds
hitturkey24 4 years ago