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The Big Tech companies are big spenders and have the money to pay lobbyists. I eagerly look forward to your daily emails because it gives me comfort to know that there is still some measure of sanity in this country. The freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and freedomof religion are our most cherished rights as Americans. Thank you for your thoughtful commentary. – David S. Trish Regan Response: David, that’s a great compliment. From me and everyone at American Consequences , thank you. The world sure needs a little sanity. Re: Cyberattacks: The War We All Need to be Afraid of Very important and well written article by Kim Iskyan, whose work I have enjoyed reading for several years now. If we think the supply chain is messed up now... well, we ain’t seen nothin yet. As George Gilder argues, the whole password scheme, as opposed to something more robust that is actually built into the lower layers of the Internet, is problematic. But as long as that’s all we have, we might as well use it to best advantage. – Joe B. Kim Iskyan Response: Joe – yes, you make a good point. The scope for something cyber- bad to further gum up the works of the creaking supply chain is enormous. And it doesn’t have to be much at all. It sometimes feels like we’re living in a house of cards built on quicksand... and we have no conception of
Re: Facebook Fallout It’s about time that someone has the ability to speak out about Facebook, Google and Twitter. You have a platform that can help bring into focus the problems that these three monopolies have on America. I know Trish has had a problem with Facebook, and maybe a one at a time approach is best, but they are each equally damaging to people and need to be controlled. Congratulations to you for presenting this dialogue. It’s a big problem and it’s gone on for too long. – Joe K. Trish Regan Response: Joe, I appreciate your feedback. The Big Tech issue isn’t going away. We need lawmakers who are willing to address the issue head on – not with a political “what’s best for me and my party” mindset, but what’s best for the freedom of this nation. It’s a challenging issue. Ultimately, more consumer choice, more diversity, and more players may prove to be the best path. But it will take a while. I agree with you, Tricia – Facebook should be broken up. The problem, though, is that Facebook gives lots of money to the politicians that are the ones that can break it up. What we need are new candidates for office that make breaking up Facebook, Google, and Twitter part of their platform. – Luis A. Trish Regan Response: Luis, that’s correct. Too often, politicians are busy doing what’s good for them in a given moment with little concern for the consequences of their actions.
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