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Originally posted by Agree2Disagree
reply to post by DwaynetheSpecious
You misunderstand...in the event of A GLOBAL POWER...ONE GLOBAL GOVERNMENT...a law like that could VERY WELL be passed...AND ENFORCED...in that kind of circumstance...who is to say what could and couldn't happen.....they could make eating a burrito illegal if they really wanted to.....
Sure it may not SHUT IT DOWN...but you'd definitely pay the price for BREAKING THE LAW...
Originally posted by Flakey
You do not seem to understand how the internet works. To shut it down the entire world would have to get rid of all the phone lines.. ALL OF THEM! Power lines too. Basically everything.
Originally posted by DwaynetheSpecious
If the internet was shut down in parts of the world it would also mean they would have to shutdown all phones.
Originally posted by Agree2Disagree
reply to post by DwaynetheSpecious
Please, explain to me, if it isn't POSSIBLE...WHY IS THERE LEGISLATION THAT PROPOSES OBAMA CAN ENFORCE "CYBERSECURITY EMERGENCY" AND SHUT DOWN "COMPROMISED" SYSTEMS INCLUDING BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC NETWORKS....
www.networkworld.com...
if it's possible to shut down "selected" networks....then THEORETICALLY you can select "all of the above" and choose to shut them down....AMIRITE OR AMIWRONG?
I am just stating what is true... the internet is not centralized and therefore it would be impossible to shut it totally down. Think of it as a highway with a multitude of roads to escape.
Originally posted by Agree2Disagree
reply to post by DwaynetheSpecious
You're right...I'm going to make my own data lines....produce my own oil...grow my own food....harvest my own wood for my house....create my own electricity...ALL ON MY OWN....little ole me is gonna do all of that and not have to RELY on SOMEBODY for SOMETHING....humans aren't SOCIAL creatures at all....RIGHT....
who are you and what planet are you from?
[edit on 20-12-2009 by Agree2Disagree]
I get it, I can't get you to think rational, because that sure it not rational at all.
Originally posted by Agree2Disagree
Also, while on the topic....THEORETICALLY SPEAKING...a massive EMP(large enough to disable entire power grids and electronic/telecommunication infrastructures) would do the trick...SO DON'T TELL ME IT'S IMPOSSIBLE YOU LUNATICS...
Originally posted by DwaynetheSpecious
Give me a break with the weak points you make. Get real, and act like a rational being.
Originally posted by Jezus
Originally posted by Flakey
You do not seem to understand how the internet works. To shut it down the entire world would have to get rid of all the phone lines.. ALL OF THEM! Power lines too. Basically everything.
Originally posted by DwaynetheSpecious
If the internet was shut down in parts of the world it would also mean they would have to shutdown all phones.
You are both making assumptions based on speculation of how you might shut down the internet; no one is claiming the average person could do this.
Because of the complexity and disconnectedness of the internet you both perceive it as impossible to shut down the internet.
This is extremely naive.
Complexity is relative to knowledge and power.
If people with enough power wanted the internet to be shut down, it would be.
You can say you think it is unlikely but the idea that it is impossible is idiotic.
Originally posted by yayap3
news article
Ten fiber-optic cables carrying were cut at four locations in the predawn darkness. Residential and business customers quickly found that telephone service was perhaps more laced into their everyday needs than they thought. Suddenly they couldn't draw out money, send text messages, check e-mail or Web sites, call anyone for help, or even check on friends or relatives down the road. Several people had to be driven to hospitals because they were unable to summon ambulances. Many businesses lapsed into idleness for hours, without the ability to contact associates or customers. More than 50,000 landline customers lost service - some were residential, others were business lines that needed the connections for ATMs, Internet and bank card transactions.
Originally posted by jameshawkings
When the 'mutation' occurs and the 'forced vaccinations' begin, the Internet will be taken down by the Conficker virus, which we will be told was created by the 'Iranian Cyber Army'. The war on Iran will begin.
[edit on 19-12-2009 by jameshawkings]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims the United States is attempting to thwart the return of mankind's savior.... Ahmadinejad reportedly claims he has documented evidence that the U.S. is blocking the return of Mahdi, the Imam believed by Muslims to be the savior. "They have devised all these plans to prevent the coming of the Hidden Imam because they know that the Iranian nation is the one that will prepare the grounds for his coming and will be the supporters of his rule...."
Originally posted by Jezus
reply to post by DwaynetheSpecious
Complexity is relative to knowledge and power.
The idea that because the internet is not centralized it could not be shut down is extremely naive.
If TPTB wanted it gone…it would simply be a matter of time.