On Thu, 4 Dec 1997, TruthMonger wrote:
Ask yourself this..."If the InterNet is such a highly important, as well as highly vulnerable, infrastructure--of momentous value to our military and economic well-being--then why on earth did our government announce that it was of major importance for every man, woman, and child, sane and insane, to have access to it?"
Monger: Simply because everyone (ok..lots) on the planet are already using it. They belabor the obvious in order to build a constituincy. Replace internet with the word "air" and you have the same effect. "We must protect everyone from the abuse of the air you breath. Evil, profiteering businessman will ruin it. Terrorists and pedophiles will want to breath it too -- so you must let us evil, murdering government types dole out who breaths the air and what it will smell like." Be afraid. Be very afraid. (abbreviated BABVA (tm)) these true facts have been brought to you by: FUDmonger the letter 'F' and the number '666'