Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
On 6/11/07, Rony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Doesn't this show that some people don't want the public to be empowered
with knowledge?
Yes, but there are prerequisites to it. We first need a rational
society. That is difficult, in fact bordering on impossible in India
because of the size of the population. With such a large population,
herd mentality rules rather than rational thought.
We are in the second phase of our democracy and it coincides with the
information boom that has spread all over the world. This is a major
cause of heartburn for many politicians in India and abroad. Although we
have not seen any punishment, at least we are seeing more politicians
being exposed for their corruption and scams. People and the media are
now asking questions. This has also given rise to new experiments in
governance to grab unquestionable and absolute power through time tested
fascism. By the grace of god, we have fairly free elections and we have
the power to replace Governments. Therefore it is not only important to
vote but vote effectively. With or without your vote, the bad elements
will come to power through their confirmed group of voters. However you
can make a difference by adding every vote for the lesser evil alternative.
Software and knowledge freedom will make a big difference, but do not
expect it to change the way our country is. Again, it will affect only
a reasonably small section of our population (given the very size of
our population, that's quite a feat). For smaller democracies, FOSS
has potential to leave a bigger impact.
The topic of discussion was about control of knowledge in the hands of
some corporate entities.
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