Friday, March 26, 2010

The antagonism of Internet and socialism

Authors:
José Alberto López Rafaschieri and Luis Alberto López Rafaschieri
www.morochos.net

It's a verifiable fact, the Internet is censored in every socialist country, with Cuba, China, Vietnam, Laos and North Korea as the most vivid examples.

The Internet is censored in the socialist States because, given that in the communist countries the government is a dictatorship, the ruling oligarchy does not want citizens to learn of the abuses and inefficiency of the regime, or the freedom that exists in other parts of the planet. In the above mentioned nations, people can't access to sites like YouTube, Wikipedia, Google, Yahoo, MSN, Twitter, any media not approved by the government, instant messaging services -or Internet voice communication tools- such as Skype and messenger, etc. Furthermore, bloggers are considered terrorists and imprisioned in these regions, and the Internet costs are very high for those who dares to request the service at home, which in itself is a way to prevent people's access to cyberspace.

Of course, if we understand well what socialism is all about, we know that this system is enemy of all freedom of expression and human rights, so it should not surprise its well-documented history of repression against the global information network. This will be another historical stain for socialism and its supporters, having denied to millions the right to use the greatest scientific breakthrough of our time.


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1 comment:

  1. Well expressed, thank you. Where candanga rules the media is full of misleading "propaganda". In fact Truth has become dialectic and is turned into lies unceasingly, therefore it is of the utmost importance to expose truth with all its force. Your article does shine with the light of logic.

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