Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on November 12, 2003 07:42 AM
I wish I could believe that things would crash down to their natural levels, but I don't. I think you don't understand the power or determination of the American plutocracy in its drive for domination - not only of the rest of the countries, but of all individuals.
I'm also not convinced of the '30 years of no change' argument. Railroads were superceded by road and air networks set up by the American government. The Internet was a government project. In fact, no important technology since the Second World War has emerged which did not get its impetous and all of its early funding from the government. Most of these technologies, in fact, derive from war research.
So we don't live in a free market economic system and haven't since probably the Ist World War. Before our leaders would see their goal of total domination disrupted, they would take us into a dark age. If 'it all crashes down', most of the rest of our societies will go with it.
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Re:Who cares about the desktop?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on November 12, 2003 07:42 AMI think you don't understand the power or determination of the American plutocracy in its drive for domination - not only of the rest of the countries, but of all individuals.
I'm also not convinced of the '30 years of no change' argument.
Railroads were superceded by road and air networks set up by the American government.
The Internet was a government project.
In fact, no important technology since the Second World War has emerged which did not get its impetous and all of its early funding from the government.
Most of these technologies, in fact, derive from war research.
So we don't live in a free market economic system and haven't since probably the Ist World War.
Before our leaders would see their goal of total domination disrupted, they would take us into a dark age.
If 'it all crashes down', most of the rest of our societies will go with it.
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