So why did The U.S. Marine Corps ban Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites?

[dolphinbuc]

Wow! That kinda scares me.

[Crow T. Robot]

Because by controlling speech, they control thought. The military doesn't want independent thinkers in their ranks, they want soldiers who obey orders without reservation.

So Laser, what would you rather have - a fighting force demoralized by what they have seen on the internet? My point is if they don't see this stuff in the first place, the threat of there effectiveness being diminished becomes less likely.

Ah, fugeddaboutit! It's all good!

[Jacob L]

If you look at Marines as US Government assets you can answer this question yourself.

[E]

Well, they're Military.