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I hope most of this post is wildly wrong. To decide is for now heavily a judgment call. However, it may be crucial that we decide quite soon. In case of doubt, for something like domain name seizures, there is a two word solution -- 'due process'. More generally there is a one word solution -- 'vote'. Yes, a good candidate for the most important problem facing the US and civilization is the citizens having too little information to monitor their government as well as is crucial. The good news is that we are now at the beginnings of by far the best solution so far in history -- the free and open Internet. We're beginning to understand: For the most important players and purposes, PIPA and SOPA were actually not about 'protecting content'. Instead PIPA and SOPA were to be some new laws that could be selectively enforced to build a political machine and get power. So, if make your campaign contributions "on time", then you are free to do business. Else, the FBI may knock down your door, trash your offices, and take your computers. PIPA and SOPA are just small potatoes: So, make your campaign contributions on time, and continue to operate your coal fired electric generating plant. Else the EPA may shut you down. In recent years coal has been the source of about 49% of US electric power. So, the EPA is a means of a shakedown of essentially all of the US energy industry. Look, to the important players and purposes, reducing CO2 emissions to stop 'global warming' is just an excuse to execute a shakedown and build a political machine and get power. Those players care about 'climate change', 'global warming', 'rising sea levels', 'more frequent hurricanes', etc. less than a spit to windward. We've already seen the shakedown of the Internet. The "National Broadband Plan" would give more such power over the Internet for more shakedowns and power. Having the DHS run 'Internet security' would be another case -- more opportunities for shakedowns, building a political machine, and getting power. Then there's the takeover and shakedown opportunities of 17% of the US economy, i.e., all of US health care. Believe me, to the important players and purposes, health care is just an excuse. Then with control over all of US health care, essentially dictatorial control directly by appointed bureaucrats in the Executive Branch, unionize the 21 million health care workers and have them as a source of 'Brown Shirts'. Did I mention, it's not about health care. Instead it's about building a political machine and getting power. Then there's the same for transportation, i.e., play nice and get help with your hybrid electric car project to try to satisfy the 50 MPG standard; not play nice and go broke. Also if go broke but play nice, then get a bailout like GM did and, presto, have the US Treasury holding some of your preferred stock with someone appointed by the Executive Branch on your Board. Play nice and some 'stimulus' money can go to local governments to buy your cars, and now you have money enough to pay your unions what they want. Not play nice and you're out'a business. Besides, another proposal is much more in passenger trains instead of private cars and, thus, more Federal Government control and more opportunities for shakedowns, political machine building, and power. Another proposal is to do for all of US manufacturing what was done for GM -- under the control of the Executive Branch. Look, the real objectives are not to do good things about energy, health care, finance, manufacturing, communications, transportation, the environment, or the economy, all of which are being used just as excuses. Instead, there are other objectives. And the step now is toward just one word, power, based on essentially a political machine based on new laws, regulations and, then, selective enforcement, shakedowns, payoffs, and kickbacks. Then for the real objectives, that subject needs a revolution, and a standard prerequisite is a 'rotten door' so that the revolution is kicking in the rotten door. So, on the way to revolution, work to make the door rotten. So, the goal for now is not to make things better but to make them worse. Then with the power of a political machine and a rotten door, kick in the rotten door and have the revolution. What will be the goals of the revolution? We have to guess, but we have a lot of hints. Look, guys, the risk is not just to your domain name. But there is a solution: Become informed and, then, just one word. May I have the envelope, please (drum roll): Yes, here it is, "vote". |