No, absolutely not. The government does not protect you from crime. The largest governments in the world have worse crime than ever. Did the U.S. government protect its citizens from 9/11? Did the German government protect its citizens from Hitler? Do American cyber security cops protect citizens from watching porn or planning nefarious activies? No. No. No. and No.
2. What is the government?
Governments like to tell people they are your friend. They are not. As Murray Rothbard stated in 'Anatomy of the State', "we" can not be the government. That is an illogical delusion. If "we" really are the government, then everything the government does to us, we did it to ourselves. I suppose all of the people slaughtered by governments over the last 200 years, during the rise of the Nation-State, were actually committing suicide. Ha! Who knew?
3. How did we get governments?
Are governments some form of social contract, some higher stage of societal consent? Heck no. Governments emerged around the world through conquest and subjugation. Franz Oppenheimer, the brillinat German sociologist, proved conclusively that in every corner of the world, government is the Political Means of extracting wealth from a society. It is robbery. This, as opposed to the Economic Means of gaining wealth through mutually beneficial and voluntary exchange.
4. Does regulation work?
No. No. Double Heck No. When has regulation ever worked? Regulation does nothing but take the stupidest people in school and place them in charge of regulating the smartest. What smart kid grows up to be a regulator? It doesn't make sense. Regulation is a tax. It has to be paid for, one way or the other. The best regulation is the family, the law, and bankruptcy. Everything else is a cover for greater government control over the lives of its citizens.
5. Why does the government want to regulate the Internet?
Because it has allowed the free exchange of ideas that undermine government legitimacy. All across the world people are questioning their governments, their intellectual "leaders", and the second hand peddlers of ideas (the media). This governments will not stand for, which is why they want to "regulate" it. They don't want you to see the works of Rothbard, Oppenheimer, or even Hayek for that matter.
I will be happy to exchange information on this subject with anyone interested.
1. Can the government actually protect you?
No, absolutely not. The government does not protect you from crime. The largest governments in the world have worse crime than ever. Did the U.S. government protect its citizens from 9/11? Did the German government protect its citizens from Hitler? Do American cyber security cops protect citizens from watching porn or planning nefarious activies? No. No. No. and No.
2. What is the government?
Governments like to tell people they are your friend. They are not. As Murray Rothbard stated in 'Anatomy of the State', "we" can not be the government. That is an illogical delusion. If "we" really are the government, then everything the government does to us, we did it to ourselves. I suppose all of the people slaughtered by governments over the last 200 years, during the rise of the Nation-State, were actually committing suicide. Ha! Who knew?
3. How did we get governments?
Are governments some form of social contract, some higher stage of societal consent? Heck no. Governments emerged around the world through conquest and subjugation. Franz Oppenheimer, the brillinat German sociologist, proved conclusively that in every corner of the world, government is the Political Means of extracting wealth from a society. It is robbery. This, as opposed to the Economic Means of gaining wealth through mutually beneficial and voluntary exchange.
4. Does regulation work?
No. No. Double Heck No. When has regulation ever worked? Regulation does nothing but take the stupidest people in school and place them in charge of regulating the smartest. What smart kid grows up to be a regulator? It doesn't make sense. Regulation is a tax. It has to be paid for, one way or the other. The best regulation is the family, the law, and bankruptcy. Everything else is a cover for greater government control over the lives of its citizens.
5. Why does the government want to regulate the Internet?
Because it has allowed the free exchange of ideas that undermine government legitimacy. All across the world people are questioning their governments, their intellectual "leaders", and the second hand peddlers of ideas (the media). This governments will not stand for, which is why they want to "regulate" it. They don't want you to see the works of Rothbard, Oppenheimer, or even Hayek for that matter.
I will be happy to exchange information on this subject with anyone interested.
David