It never ceases to amaze me how politicians "never let a crisis go to waste". Shutting off the internet has happened in Egypt and Cameroon. It brings communica

It never ceases to amaze me how politicians "never let a crisis go to waste". Shutting off the internet has happened in Egypt and Cameroon. It brings communication and innovation to a halt for 99.999999% of "good people". The 0.000001% of people who desire to commit terrorist acts will simply find another way to communicate. Radio? Word of mouth? Sneakernet? Cutting off the internet is cutting off our noses to spite our faces. Such a proposal should NEVER, EVER be uttered, unless you want to lose all credibility whatsoever. It is the equivalent of saying "just bomb the Middle East", as if millions of civilians and foreigners wouldn't be affected.