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Re: Internet Is Bad For You - The Daily Beast
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 12:04:06 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: January 3, 2009 11:55:30 AM EST To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Cc: ip <ip () v2 listbox com> Subject: Re: [IP] Internet Is Bad For You - The Daily Beast Dave, The argument that universal, "unfiltered" and "unedited" Internet access in the current financial environment could lead to 1930s-style fascism and/or similar catastrophes, is so utterly inane that I have difficulty believing that Keen is serious with that pronouncement. The Internet has no monopoly on hate -- apparently Andrew hasn't spent time listening to much of the talk radio spectrum lately. His emphasis on the unfiltered nature of Internet content suggests that perhaps his real agenda is pushing for attempts at government-mandated Internet content controls -- extremely disruptive, ultimately ineffective, but obviously much more in line with the thinking of many misinformed politicos who are terrified by the open exchange of information empowered by Internet technology. It is precisely the control over information sources that is a key *foundation* of oppressive governments throughout human history.Thanks much for passing along the link to this item. It's important that
we all are kept aware of the sorts of pap being peddled by the panderers of panic. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com - - - On 01/03 04:31, David Farber wrote:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-12-19/the-internet-is-bad-for-you "Can Obama's plan for universal broadband turn the recession into apolitical nightmare resembling the 1930s? Yes, it can, writes the authorof the controversial book, The Cult of the Amateur." ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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