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US No Longer the World's Internet Hub
museumpeace brings us a New York Times story about how internet traffic is increasingly flowing around the US as web-based industries catch up in other parts of the world. Other issues, such as the Patriot Act, have made foreign companies wary about having their data on US servers. From the NYTimes:
"Internet industry executives and government officials have acknowledged that Internet traffic passing through the switching equipment of companies based in the United States has proved a distinct advantage for American intelligence agencies. In December 2005, The New York Times reported that the National Security Agency had established a program with the cooperation of American telecommunications firms that included the interception of foreign Internet communications. Some Internet technologists and privacy advocates say those actions and other government policies may be hastening the shift in Canadian and European traffic away from the United States."
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I explain that the Internet is supposed to be decentralized, and that the US should benefit from its growth, and that's "Flamebait". Why do TrollMods hate America? Why do they hate the Internet?
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The problem with the old "Get out an vote!" argument,is while that can work at the local level,such as mayor,state senator,etc it just doesn't work on the national level. Both parties are simply too corrupt. Or do you actually think the American people thought that absolute best we have to offer is Obama and McCain? Your choices are one corporate ass kissing pro spying suckup or the other. That is why I'll be throwing my vote away on Barr,because after FISA and Biden I just can't stand the idea of Obama. I'm predicting the McCain wins by 12,which means we'll have another 4 years of Bush. Hell,you could run 2000 McCain against 2008 McCain and they wouldn't have any beliefs in common! But as always this is my 02c,YMMV
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
Don't throw away your vote. If you vote for the lesser evil every time within 5-6elections you won't be voting in evil anymore. Think of it this way, if McCain gets voted in next yer the dems will have to bring out a more right wing crazy racist conservative white guy to compete. If Obama gets in then the republicans need to do something more liberal to compete. After 5-6 elections things will get somewhere. Compared to throwing away your vote which does no good at all. I'm not saying either side is good just that i'd rather be stuck with Obama than McCain and wait it out for real changes.
You are aware that there were presidents before bush right? Like Clinton? Other Bush? Reagan? Your theory holds absolutely 0 water. If anything Clinton's presidency didn't move the country more to the left it solidified the conservative base and gave us what we have now. The amazing thing is that the Democrats are still fighting, with all of the problems and scandals caused by the Republican party a moron could have run them out of office.
No thank you, people have been voting for the lessor of two evils for long enough and all it leads to is the exact same problems as the previous slightly less evil guy.