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The global internet is quickly becoming a more powerful entity than all the rulers in Congress. Congress will not stop trying to put a leash on it. The more p
by maeon3 15y ago
The global internet is quickly becoming a more powerful entity than all the rulers in Congress. Congress will not stop trying to put a leash on it. The more powerful the internet gets, the more you will see Congress trying anything to establish control. Child pornography, digital rights, copyright, Chinese hackers, national security, containing the terrorists, fud... Congress will use military force if necessary if the global internet challenges its supreme authority as global sovreign. Which one day it will.
- bluekeybox 15y agoThese kinds of comments may scare away large numbers of level-headed people from standing up against SOPA. Do you honestly think that the emergence of a global super-entity to serve as a niche to all kinds of low-lives is a good thing? Because if you are, then a lot of people who are aware of your position will be against whatever you stand, which of course means that you will lose potentially valuable allies against SOPA. Let's stand against SOPA, but let's not get too radical while doing it. The Internet is not a savior of "the people" or a second coming of anything. No one will save us but ourselves.
- vectorpush 15y agoDo you honestly think that the emergence of a global super-entity to serve as a niche to all kinds of low-lives is a good thing? Tell us how you really feel. Don't worry though, I'm confident that the government will eventually find a way to expunge all the undesirable "low-lives" from the net.
- bluekeybox 15y agoSpreading paranoia about the government is a classic tactic of disaffected "little" people, whether they are of the right or of the left. There are plenty of things that are wrong with the government, but being paranoid and bitter is not the way to fix them.
- libraryatnight 15y ago"No one will save us but ourselves." This seems more in support of maeon3's comment than a point against.
- sukuriant 15y agoEven the Free and Open Source Movements need a Richard Stallman to be as successful as they have been.
- bluekeybox 15y agoNo they don't. You are jumping to conclusion from a sample of size one, ignoring survivorship bias.
- 46Bit 15y agoThe internet is merely an extension of our global community, with a particular focus on areas with high broadband penetration and large amounts of free time. It's not some sort of super entity. We are still subject to the same petty and idiotic politicians as always, and will be for the foreseeable future. That's how the world works. The internet celebrates the cult of personality just as much if not more than real life.