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America's Broadband Dream Is Alive-- In Korea
An anonymous reader writes "America's Broadband Dream Is Alive in Korea thanks to government encouragement, according to the NY times (free reg, etc...). But profits are elusive." The U.S. is a lot more spread out than Korea, though -- some American cities are pretty well connected.
...the Free Market Fairy is coming very soon and will bestow upon our great nation unbridled weath and abundance. But first, you must believe!
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United States lags well behind South Korea and Canada,
and has slipped below Japan.
I guess all those civil liberties are making them Canadians upitty.
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There is one important thing that the Times article does not mention. Namely, the majority of the Koreans prefer to get the hell out of Internet-connected South Korea and into America. Look at the huge Korean immigrant communities in the USA. The USA must have something that is missing in Korea.
What is the missing element? It is kindness and compassion. The Internet simply cannot create kindness and compassion. The USA has an advantage in this area because we foster it in our youngsters by sending them to the boy scouts, the girl scouts, etc. We encourage volunteerism. Heck, we've got the Peace Corps.
The Korean boy spends an extra 5 hours per day on the Internet, isolated from the rest of humanity. The American boy spends an extra 5 hours on volunteerism, on dealing with flesh-n-blood human beings, etc. The Koreans laugh and snicker at how "stupid" that American boy is in high school. They laugh at how "low" his mathematics score is. Yet, that American boy knows how to build a nation of compassion, into which tens of thousands want to emigrate. Few, if any Americans, want to emigrate to Korea.
To quantify the level of cruelty in Korea, we note that more than 50% of Korean orphans in Korean orphanages are adopted by Westerners. Most of those Westerners who adopt Korean orphans are Americans. Us "stupid" Americans. Those "smart" Koreans just do not care about orphans.
Sure. We Americans do need to build our technology. We need to work on increasing the scientific and mathematical talent of our youngsters. However, let's remember to maintain our strengths. One of them is kindness and compassion, which we actively foster.
Yeah, damn... The only thing this can be described as is Extreme Parody. However I fear it is not, hence my rebate:
" The American boy spends an extra 5 hours on volunteerism"
Hmmmm... nice sentiment.
"The Koreans laugh and snicker at how "stupid" that American boy is in high school"
Hmmmm... blatant flamebait. Certainly Koreans I know don't. Who here knows a Korean like that, opposed to supposing a Korean they've seen in the street thinks that? And what proportion of Koreans is that?
Perhaps American troops should stop raping underage Korean girls, running them over, abusing the public? Yes, the American army is a good idea. Pity about the rejects they get in the infantry. Still, they'll be the first to die, no worries then.
Yes, a compassionate nation is a good thing, agreed.
"One of them is kindness and compassion, which we actively foster"
Like killing 2000 civilians in the Iraqi war and not issueing any kind of appology or compensation. The media doctoring photographs of brutality to 'heroism'.
"Heck, we've got the Peace Corps"
Yeah, OK. The peace corps have never been employed to subvert socialist governments in Latin America have they?
"we note that more than 50% of Korean orphans in Korean orphanages are adopted by Westerners"
Who notes that? Who? Which survey? Well done anyone who does. But sadly they are far and few between.
Sad sad sad flamebaiting troll. Each and everyone of you articles.
Americans have adopted more than 100,000 South Korean orphans.
The website for the "State Department", notes that Americans adopt about 2000 South Korean orphans per year.
The kindness and compassion of Westerners is far greater than that shown by the Internet-connected Koreans toward Korean orphans. The current rate of adoption of such orphans declined after 1990. This decline is due to the fact that the Koreans (in Internet-connected South Korea) tried to slow down the rate of adoptions. They, and especially the Korean government, were extremely embarrassed by media coverage of the indisputable fact that the Americans show more love and compassion for Korean orphans than the Internet-connected Koreans themselves. The Koreans simply do not care about orphans.
Americans are so ignorant. Ignore them too :)
Less is more !
Go back to Russia, you commie. I suppose you think the poor are entitled to housing because they are poor and I am supposed to pay for it because I am rich? Why in hell's name should I be forced to give up my hard earned cash so it can be "redistributed" to people who just don't feel like working.
Here in America we reward innovation, intellegence, and hard work with money. You Socialists seem to punish those who innovate by taxing them exorbitant amounts. Perhaps that's why the US innovates more than the rest of the world combined?
Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.
--Ronald Reagan
Let's take the situation with International Crime Court. I was reading about since the begining, since the time when Bush administration said that American soldiers cannot be called to that court. That was actually even before Afganistan compain. And you know what? All Europian and Asian news agencies was full of headlines about such a scandal story ("America wants to be above the international law!"), but CNN has keeping a silence in about 5 days until it first time has mentionened the story. They have been waiting the further developement of events or commands from the White House or both.
I know, the most of American /.ers are on DSL already. But they are a fraction of % of all Americans. Besides they are "strange people" for the most of Americans. No one will listen them. 99.99% - that's the number the administration wants to control. They must watch CNN and only CNN and they must connect to internet using AOL and only AOL.
As for Canada - somehow here the goverment is more free to do its corrupted business no matter what Canadians read, think and say. That's why it's way too simpler and cheaper and of better quality to get DSL here in GTA than in Silicon Valley. I know what I am talking about - I used to use DSL in both places.
Less is more !