David Mandl <dmandl@bear.com> writes:
The number of people who drank booze when Prohibition began dwarfs the number of people who want access to "controlled" information on the net today. Most people still don't even understand what the net is. They're two completely different situations. Also, the powers that be have much better reasons for killing the net than they had for banning booze.
Also, the powers that be could have wiped out bootlegging if they really wanted to -- by draconian means. Corrupt politicians at various levels chose to let the laws be violated and to accept the bribes. There's much less money involved in the distribution of "undesirable" information. --- Dr. Dimitri Vulis Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps