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Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right?
From: Vadim Antonov <avg () kotovnik com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:05:31 -0800
There are no such rights. Each positive right is somebody else's obligation.
Being forced to feed, clothe, and house somebody else is called slavery. Sois providing Internet access, TV, or whatever else. Doesn't matter if this slavery
is part-time, the principle remains the same -- some people gang up on you and force you to work for their benefit. On the other hand the ability to exchange any information with any other consenting parties and at your own expense - without being censored, interfered with, or snooped upon - is indeed a basic human right. --vadim On 01/05/2012 07:45 AM, Zaid Ali wrote:
I agree with Vint here. Basic human rights are access to food, clothing and shelter. I think we are still struggling in the world with that. With your logic one would expect the radio and TV to be a basic human right but they are not, they are and will remain powerful medium which be enablers of something else and the Internet would fit there. Zaid
Current thread:
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right?, (continued)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Franck Martin (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Joly MacFie (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Zaid Ali (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Jay Ashworth (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Marshall Eubanks (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Zaid Ali (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Daniel Staal (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Franck Martin (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Barry Shein (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Jay Ashworth (Jan 05)
- RE: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Nathan Eisenberg (Jan 05)
- Re: Whacky Weekend: Is Internet Access a Human Right? Vadim Antonov (Jan 05)