[rkangel]

> Letting russia and china on the internet was a massive security mistake we should rectify.

I'm amazed that most of the comments are around the technical possibility/validity of the suggestion and not around this ridiculous bit of bigotry and isolationism.

The internet is successful because it is apolitical and universal. It is amazing it has stayed as unaffected by politics as it has - if it had been "invite only" for the US and maybe Europe it would not have taken off to the degree that it has and our industry would be orders of magnitude smaller.

Should I not be able to have a video call with a manufacturing partner in China? Should someone on a trip to see their family in Russia not be able to send email? Even Russia, which is behaving almost as badly as a country can, should be kept on the internet. That's how their citizens can know what's actually going on and keep the pressure on the government to stop.

[FpUser]

>"...and not around this ridiculous bit of bigotry and isolationism"

It probably shows who the majority of posters are.