nt (Krztalizer) wrote in message ...
under the old Soviet system you would never have even known
existed.

Such irony.

Disagree. If USSR would exist now Internet would be very well
known and in use.

....by all three of the people that could afford computers.
Of coures, there
would also be a KGB guy standing over their shoulder, copying down every
website they visited.

Hm.. Sounds like a paranoya, Gordon. You have not seen
a single KGB guy in person but your trousers are already full.


There would be certainly some restrictions
like those recently reported in China for instance which certainly
cannot significantly stop free spread of information.

If the government can tell you which sites to visit, its not "free spread" of
anything.

One have to weight sometimes "free spread of ****" vs. good and
meaningful life, healthy next generations and quiet old age.
I now Gordon you prefer "free spread of ****".


Like
a telephone for instance it is simply too important invention in order
anyone can ignore or ban it. BTW telephone was pretty well known
in USSR as well as all other telecommunication technologies

Right, Comrade... tell us how free it was under the Old System that you knew
and loved so well

Hm. When I told I love Old System, Gordon? I just say that ordinary
people had a better meaningful life than rather then now
despite of all money opportunities some may have now.
Look Gordon I just bought home theather as a new year present
to my wife. Perfect picture, perfect sound Ffilmateks are full of DVD
of any kind but Gordon there is nothing or almost nothing to see
but Hollywwod **** in unlimited amounts. That's all.
Certainly soviet political and economical system reached its limits
and could not mantain itself any more due to mainly leadership
problems. BTW USA, as far as I can see follows USSR at very high
speed.


However there is irony indeed that internet (US invention)
kills US propaganda media by free disrtibution of true info and true
foreign public opinions on US politics in US itself.

Sorta proves that our government doesn't bother trying to restrict access.

No US gov. is one of most active in this field. Encryption restrictions
for istance, Eshelon project, media is total under gov. control etc.
99% of population is spending every night with Jey Lenno jokes.
what's very boring life indeed!

Michael