On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Nick Hilliard <n...@foobar.org> wrote: > On 04/08/2012 16:55, Justin M. Streiner wrote: >> On Sat, 4 Aug 2012, Jimmy Hess wrote: >>>> "it is the "consistent and unequivocal policy of the United States to >>>> promote a global Internet free from government control." >>> >>> Now if they would only practice what they preach..... >> >> It will be interesting to see how that statement gets (ab)used the next >> time net neutrality, or legislation like SOPA/PIPA becomes a hot topic. > > I suspect they meant "a global Internet free from _other_ government control". >
right and i don't think any government body expects to 'practice what they preach' (it might sound absurd, sarcastic, or ironical, but i am truly being serious here). it's more of a 'do what i say, not what i do' mentality.