Tue, 2 Jan 2001 found Every Man writing:
>I always wondered...if the government really wanted to crack
>down, is it possible for them to restrict all internet access
>to within just the Unitest States? Wouldn't that require them
well, it's theoretically, technically possible, sure, but
only a totalitarian state would actually try. like China or
Singapore, who have both tried.
it would never work. the internet = the economy, and the
economy is multinational. it would be like reversing NAFTA,
GATT, and closing all our borders.
smh
Steev Hise, Nervert
steevATdetritus.net http://detritus.net/steev
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