Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!nucsrl!tellab5!laidbak!mcdchg!ddsw1!olsa99!iosys!laurie From: laurie@iosys.UUCP (laurie butgereit) Newsgroups: comp.society.development,sanet.talk.politics Subject: Re: Who is on the net? Message-ID: <1041@iosys.UUCP> Date: 4 Jun 91 11:26:03 GMT References: <1578@ucl-cs.uucp> <1991Jun3.100523.17917@agora.rain.com> Followup-To: sanet.talk.politics Organization: Io Systems (Pty) Ltd Lines: 38 In article , ccml@hippo.ru.ac.za (Mike Lawrie) writes: > In <1991Jun3.100523.17917@agora.rain.com> trifid@agora.rain.com (Roadster Racewerks) writes: > > >[low cost links to developing countries...] > >Never forget how much harder it is to hate "those guys" once > >you've been exchanging ideas on a personal level, either. I think peace might > >even break out some day.... > > And apart from keeping in touch with the indigenous people, That's a rather condescending way of putting things, Mike. The net should allow all people to communicate with all other people who want to participate - regardless of ethnic origin. > it is far > more likely that visitors will be attracted to low-tech countries if > they know that they can readily keep in touch with home base via email. I find that hard to believe. While email is fun, it isn't going to interfere with my choice of holiday spots. > Practical experience in this neck of the woods shows that good email links > can be established with PCs and a modem, and the will to get on with it. and the correct political beliefs :-( > And peace could break out - don't tell me, I've noticed the changes > in my country since we got onto the networks. And folk that I > communicate with develop an understanding of our problems, it all > helps. Yes, especially since people who don't believe as you do get banned from receiving international news. -- Laurie Butgereit laurie@iosys {uunet,olgb1,olnl1}!olsa99!iosys!laurie