07-09-2013, 10:50 PM
(06-13-2013, 12:17 PM)Bolty Wrote: 1. Anyway, to the point, the only thing that surprises me is that people are surprised. I think the majority of Americans just figured that this couldn't or wouldn't be done, while anyone with a technical background likely expected this from the start because it's not hard to do if you have the resources. And the government has the resources...Point 1: agreed.
2. I delight in the irony of how the US doesn't want to give up general control of the Internet because "us GOOD, them BAD" - and of course the US is the worst of them all.
Point 2: Worst at what? Worst about what?
(06-13-2013, 03:08 PM)Jester Wrote: Democracies seldom regress,Do you know how to say that in Egyptian?
(06-15-2013, 11:33 AM)Jester Wrote: History isn't over, and the trend towards democracy is just that - a trend.That's right. It is not a guarantee.
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete