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Would you apply the same logic to government? Government has to be broken down to pieces. I think it has reached a state where it cannot be allowed to continue

by monort 9y ago

Would you apply the same logic to government? Government has to be broken down to pieces. I think it has reached a state where it cannot be allowed to continue as a single government being able to observe/monitor public and private communication / social interaction of so many people and not being regulated and controlled by market forces.

richardknop 9y ago
Part of me (my young revolutionary part) is libertarian so yes I would say government is to be broken down. To be more precise in regards to your question. I want to live in the world where internet and social networks are businesses that don't rely on the government good will. I would prefer there to be no great firewall of China and the great firewall of US and Europe as it is forming right now. I know that is a losing battle. But we should fight for internet being a place without nationalistic restrictions that is able to operate without corrupt people in power being able to force their worldview upon us.
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wil421 9y ago
We already break government up into federal, state and local governments. What you stated is literally how it already works.
- shawn-butler 9y ago
  That's how it may have used to work. The abuse of the Commerce clause has expanded the regulatory power of the federal government almost unilaterally.
  - ameister14 9y ago
    Sure, pre-'95. Not as much recently.
codingdave 9y ago
Aside from the federal/state/local split, which has already been mentioned, the Constitution split Executive/Legislative/Judicial branches out at the federal level. We may have weakened the intent of those checks and balances in our current environment, but they certainly were designed into the system. So yes, to answer your question - I would definitely would apply the same logic to government.
- johnchristopher 9y ago
  Going along on that idea, in what part should Facebook be broken down into ?
1_2__4 9y ago
Representative government is our thing.

by monort 9y ago

richardknop 9y ago

Part of me (my young revolutionary part) is libertarian so yes I would say government is to be broken down. To be more precise in regards to your question. I want to live in the world where internet and social networks are businesses that don't rely on the government good will. I would prefer there to be no great firewall of China and the great firewall of US and Europe as it is forming right now. I know that is a losing battle. But we should fight for internet being a place without nationalistic restrictions that is able to operate without corrupt people in power being able to force their worldview upon us.

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wil421 9y ago

We already break government up into federal, state and local governments. What you stated is literally how it already works.

shawn-butler 9y ago
That's how it may have used to work. The abuse of the Commerce clause has expanded the regulatory power of the federal government almost unilaterally.
- ameister14 9y ago
  Sure, pre-'95. Not as much recently.

codingdave 9y ago

Aside from the federal/state/local split, which has already been mentioned, the Constitution split Executive/Legislative/Judicial branches out at the federal level. We may have weakened the intent of those checks and balances in our current environment, but they certainly were designed into the system. So yes, to answer your question - I would definitely would apply the same logic to government.

johnchristopher 9y ago
Going along on that idea, in what part should Facebook be broken down into ?

1_2__4 9y ago

Representative government is our thing.