governing organisations may wish... to take steps... to retain control of their information flows I think the point of the parent is that this attitude is defe

governing organisations may wish... to take steps... to retain control of their information flows I think the point of the parent is that this attitude is defeatist and will therefore be somewhat self-fulfilling. Instead, we hackers need to assert ourselves more fully in our own democracies to avoid the sort of thing your comment seems to assume is a fait accompli.