EU recognizes Internet access as a fundamental right, on par with freedom of expression

Re:EU recognizes Internet access as a fundamental right, on ... by anigbrowl on Sunday May 10, 2009 @02:48PM (#602365)

this is a naive viewpoint. government is not necessarily an 'other' which impinges on us; rather, it's an organization to which people can outsource the largest scale tasks, such as infrastructure or military defense. It would be nice if all commercial exchanges were mutually beneficial, but they're not.

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Re:EU recognizes Internet access as a fundamental right, on ... by anamax on Sunday May 10, 2009 @06:52PM (#602631)

this is a naive viewpoint. It would be nice if all govt activities were beneficial, but they're not.

Also, commercial enterprises can do very large scale tasks such as build dams, road systems, and the like. It's not much good at doing military defense, but for making stuff....

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Re:EU recognizes Internet access as a fundamental right, on ... by ivankirigin on Monday May 11, 2009 @07:48PM (#604568)

If I started a country, I'd keep defense lightweight by training people in small arms and getting a contract in place with Blackwater. Private warfighting and defense are already viable and popular.

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Re:EU recognizes Internet access as a fundamental right, on ... by ivankirigin on Monday May 11, 2009 @01:21PM (#603843)

Please describe some of the commercial exchanges you partake in that are not mutually beneficial.

The difference between government and an outsourcing organization is that the government will violently shut you in a room for a very long time if you decide not to participate in a mandate.

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