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Not digging the analogy. The Arab Spring reinforced the role of free communication in the process of overturning tyrannical regimes. All analogies are broken at
by bradleyland 14y ago
Not digging the analogy. The Arab Spring reinforced the role of free communication in the process of overturning tyrannical regimes. All analogies are broken at some level, but the discord in relevance here is too much.
It may not be the case for the people of Ethiopia today, but mobile phones have proven to be a powerful disrupter in similar countries. Skype acts as a conceptual anchor for the reader in the article, but the law is not limited to Skype.
You can't downplay this legislation. It is an assault on the very foundation of freedom. Make no mistake about it.
- philhippus 14y agoI agree that this is a very serious assault. My intention was not to downplay this legislation but to point out how it passed so easily in a population of 85 million. Their priorities are fending off starvation. i.e. they are being kicked while they are down.