Iran readies domestic Internet system, blocks Google

Re:Iran readies domestic Internet system, blocks Google by whacker on Sunday September 23, 2012 @05:51PM (#4562202)

This is pretty much the equivalent of the Berlin Wall. We know how that worked out.

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Re:Iran readies domestic Internet system, blocks Google by zalew on Sunday September 23, 2012 @08:59PM (#4562730)

> This is pretty much the equivalent of the Berlin Wall.

elderly citizens of Berlin would probably beg to differ. or just punch you in the face.

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Re:Iran readies domestic Internet system, blocks Google by phillmv on Sunday September 23, 2012 @06:52PM (#4562386)

You mean, it will be an effective tool of systemic oppression that is continually improved, despite being a glaring reminder of the contradictions of the government's propaganda and will only be dismantled once the patron state of which your country is a client begins to collapse?

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Re:Iran readies domestic Internet system, blocks Google by mikeash on Sunday September 23, 2012 @06:33PM (#4562320)

It achieved its goal spectacularly well for decades?

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