U.S. Has Secret Tools to Force Internet on Dictators

[DaemonSeid]

Us as in the US and then the rest of the world.

...maybe China.

[AlphaFrog]

As much as I feel like the Internet has become more of a right than a privilege, I don't think I want us forcing it on other countries. Main reason being that there are things that other countries feel are more "right" than "privilege" (like beating/killing women) that I certainly wouldn't want forced on us. Yes, I know the internet and wife-beating are hardly compatible, but concept over actual example in this case.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

As much as I feel like the Internet has become more of a right than a privilege, I don't think I want us forcing it on other countries. Main reason being that there are things that other countries feel are more "right" than "privilege" (like beating/killing women) that I certainly wouldn't want forced on us. Yes, I know the internet and wife-beating are hardly compatible, but concept over actual example in this case.

As they said, it would be an act of war. Also that was a really terrible comparison.

Generally us getting involved directly turns the tides in the opposite direction that we want it to go anyway. Because people don't like being manipulated and the dictators use that to their advantage.