Why Net Censorship Doesn't Work

[dmandl at panix.com]

On Tue, 2 Jan 1996, Ed Carp wrote:

Duncan Frissell wrote:

> > It used to be said that no country would be allowed to move from Communism
> > to Capitalism.  It can now be said that it is inconceivable that a modern
> > country will move from a Market to a Command Economy.  Market discipline is
> > strong.
> 
> Tell that to folks in the contries of used-to-be-Russia.  Lots of old 
> Communist leaders getting back into power - some folks are even saying 
> that the old days under the Communists were better than living in a free 
> market economy.
> 
> Never underestimate the value of human stupidity and shortsightedness.

In other words: If people dump communism for capitalism, it shows how
the free market will always triumph, and if people dump capitalism for
communism, it shows how stupid and shortsighted humans are.  Hmmmm...

   --Dave.

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Dave Mandl
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