Spineless Politicians, Strong Techies

Spineless Politicians, Strong Techies


"China insists on censoring content to deny its citizens alternative views of the world, protecting the power of the party mandarins who run the country like a massive crime syndicate.
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You can no more compromise with powers that seek to eliminate undesirable facts than you can with those who eliminate "undesirable" human beings.
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Is information really power? Or is old-fashioned power still the only power that matters? Stay tuned.
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Things certainly have changed when our government cowers before the world's greatest oppressor, while nerds stand up for freedom."

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/google_geeks_vs_the_beijing_bandits_sNtaoewB7DgIgeSQcFridL

Google geeks vs. the Beijing bandits
'Net tycoons refuse to be shanghaied
Ralph Peters
New York Post
Last Updated: 10:55 AM, January 15, 2010
Posted: 1:16 AM, January 15, 2010