> I hope the Internet and its corresponding freedom of information destroys these evil regimes. Forcing ideas and practices on people from the outside cannot be sustainable.

That would be nice, but I don't think that's enough. I'm starting to think that, if we eventually want real improvements in human rights in those places, we're going to need new legislation like the Jackson Amendment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson%E2%80%93Vanik_amendmen...