I like the picture that your Princess Leia quote evoked as a metaphor of
China. The internet is making the "galaxy" more liquid, and is severing
one finger at a time.
Rick Strongitharm
john grigg wrote:
>
> James Swayze wrote regarding nano advances:
> Provided we keep our current system of government. Can anyone envision a
> system capable of keeping up?
> (end)
>
> We are really beginning to see a government TRY to dominate utterly a
> growing technology. That government is communist China, in their desire to
> not let the net get out of hand among Chinese users. I have read they are
> really tightening their hold now. It makes me think of Princess Leia saying
> to Grand Moff Tarkin that the harder he tightens the imperial grip on the
> galaxy, the more systems will slip through his fingers. But will this
> empire win??
>
> sincerely,
>
> John Grigg
>
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