Comments on: Save the Children oppose the ISP Filter http://seantheblogonaut.com/2009/07/save-the-children-oppose-the-isp-filter/ Advocate for Science, Reason and Atheism Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: SeandBlogonaut http://seantheblogonaut.com/2009/07/save-the-children-oppose-the-isp-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-23058 SeandBlogonaut Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:46:55 +0000 http://seantheblogonaut.com/?p=2919#comment-23058 Ooh sounds deliciously interesting will have to check them out a bit closer will remove the donation link in the meantime Ooh sounds deliciously interesting will have to check them out a bit closer will remove the donation link in the meantime

]]> By: Bruce http://seantheblogonaut.com/2009/07/save-the-children-oppose-the-isp-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-23057 Bruce Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:35:41 +0000 http://seantheblogonaut.com/?p=2919#comment-23057 I'm highly incredulous to the claims of Save The Children. The lack of transparency combined with the rather optimistic claims by marketing, as well as my own knowledge of how to cook the books to back up such claims, leaves me doubting. That and their censorship of Ken Loach who apparently found out some disturbing things about them while making a documentary. What precisely, I don't know. STC blocked its release in post-production. At least with Union Aid Abroad, I can investigate the way things are being spent (and some infrastructure/organisational spending <i>can</i> improve children's welfare better than direct spending - the latter which is starting to piss off some welfare organisations in Africa.) As much as I am opposed to the filter (and I am - <i>a lot</i>), my cynicism is showing on this one. I'm highly incredulous to the claims of Save The Children. The lack of transparency combined with the rather optimistic claims by marketing, as well as my own knowledge of how to cook the books to back up such claims, leaves me doubting.

That and their censorship of Ken Loach who apparently found out some disturbing things about them while making a documentary. What precisely, I don't know. STC blocked its release in post-production.

At least with Union Aid Abroad, I can investigate the way things are being spent (and some infrastructure/organisational spending can improve children's welfare better than direct spending – the latter which is starting to piss off some welfare organisations in Africa.)

As much as I am opposed to the filter (and I am – a lot), my cynicism is showing on this one.

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