I am not convinced, that all that much has changed at the core -- despite Ed Bernay's work and the American Dream. Today, 1 in 6 Americans that were enslaved are rotting in prison etc. Another sign of a larger problem tp is alluding to.

And Al Gore -- besides obviously having invented the InterTubes -- was only reacting post festa. The PGP printout-book was scanned Down And Under (take that Regulators!), and free implementations of strong crypto were popping up everywhere (ie .de). Banning export was useless. If you can't beat them, join them, and Let the Commerce Profit! Recent history, given his commercial interests of the Intertube days (iGOOG Board). The Doors (of revolving perceptions :).