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Re:Coursera blocks access to students in Cuba, Iran, Sudan a... by myzerox on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @05:03AM (#7143009)
This is the worst possible measure to deal with those sanctioned countries.

As we've seen in the Arab Spring or currently in Ukraine, extremist regimes have to replaced by bottom-up grassroot movements, by the will of the people.

Having said that, what could be a stronger weapon than access to education?

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Re:Coursera blocks access to students in Cuba, Iran, Sudan a... by MarkTee on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @06:02AM (#7143164)
You're assuming that the US wants those regimes to be replaced.
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Re:Coursera blocks access to students in Cuba, Iran, Sudan a... by myzerox on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @06:14AM (#7143191)
Yes, my assumption is that's what the US people want.
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