> Phrases like "national digital independence and sovereignty" > make it sound as though the real motivation for all this is to > make it easier for the repressive regimes of the world to > selectively disconnect themselves from the global net. > Things are bad enough already. Let's not help the > chauvenists of nationalism make things worse, even though > the technology is already in place to allow them to do it. Long time lurker, first time writer. I wholeheartedly agree. 'Tis all.