tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post999005150468339447..comments2023-10-17T16:44:08.588+03:00Comments on Fake Plastic Souks: Who's Afraid Of A Regulated Web?Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-55373195764550069212011-05-25T15:45:40.010+03:002011-05-25T15:45:40.010+03:00You've nailed it. Exactly why they "need...You've nailed it. Exactly why they "need" to regulate it. Reminds me of that line from Blazing Saddles: "We have to protect our phoney baloney jobs here, gentlemen! We must do something about this immediately! Immediately! Immediately! Harrumph! Harrumph! Harrumph!"<br /><br />Politicians first job is to get re-elected. Second is to line their own pockets. Third is to line the pockets of their cronies and supporters and last, if possible, do something helpful.The Last Ephorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546829944086243794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-51194370156996547452011-05-25T11:27:42.959+03:002011-05-25T11:27:42.959+03:00"What If"?
More like "When"?
..."What If"?<br /><br />More like "When"?<br /><br />The beauty of the web is that no matter what regulations are imposed on usage, they will always be bypassed.<br /><br />It's only a matter of time before the average person is able to directly influence politics. Whether or not the governments will allow us to have this voice doesn't matter. "We the people" are going to take it from them anyways.Abbas Alidinahttp://www.abbasalidina.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-62208342804111035632011-05-25T11:20:45.882+03:002011-05-25T11:20:45.882+03:00I guess it comes down to how informed the public a...I guess it comes down to how informed the public are. If you want to cast a vote that counts towards the ultimate decision, you had better make sure you have heard all the pros and contras. Otherwise you turn the whole process into something akin to x-factorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-38162324467871564002011-05-25T11:20:01.994+03:002011-05-25T11:20:01.994+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com