[/caption]Watching the riots and unrest in Egypt, I note that the first thing to go when revolutions begin is free speech, although I suspect that there wasn't much free speech to begin with in Egypt. The internet, specifically access to Twitter and Facebook was shut down in Egypt, prior to and during the current crisis. The reality is that the internet is probably the most dangerous weapon against tyranny the world has ever known, and these governments know that. This is why the internet is so restricted in China. My personal belief is that we won't see an end to tyranny in this world until the ability for every human to freely communicate with every other human over the internet is realized. The internet, not other governments, will eventually destroy tyranny in the end.
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