On Nov 28, 2011, at 2:40 AM, Dobbins, Roland wrote: > > On Nov 28, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Owen DeLong wrote: > >> Making it harder to spread misinformation and FUD is good. >> Making it harder to share information is bad. > > Unfortunately, it's often quite difficult to distinguish between the two when > formulating policies, regulations, legislation, and so forth.
That might be because FUD is usually the main ingredient in policies, regulations, legislation, etc. for the last 2 decades at least. Politicians seem to be addicted to FUD like a baby born on crystal meth. At least in the US. Owen
